The evacuations covered a large swath of central San Jose and involved thousands of people. “This is a record level.”The evacuation zone covered a large swath of central San Jose, from just east of San Jose State University and two miles east of Mineta San Jose International Airport, according to a tweet issued by the mayor. I think right now we’re just really focused on getting folks out of neighborhoods that are in peril,” San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo told reporters Tuesday. San Jose firefighters paddled on rafts and waded through the chest-deep deluge, rescuing residents trapped in homes and in trees. “They are being decontaminated because this is polluted water,” San Jose fire Capt.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 22, 2017 10:42 UTC