In response to a question on the earliest residents can get to their properties and repopulate, Kelsey Scanlon, Monterey County emergency services planner, said crews are constantly looking at a ti…
WATSONVILLE — It could be a little while before Pajaro residents who evacuated during the floods can return to their homes. Various agencies are still monitoring the conditions of structures, water, roadways and more before the reentry and repopulation efforts can get underway.
Already, she said Cal Fire’s damage assessment teams conducted windshield surveys and produced a map for residents to have an understanding of the impacts to their structure upon reentry, Monterey County Building & Planning Services and Environmental Health is inspecting the structural integrity of dwellings, Public Works is cleaning and repairing roads to make sure they are safe to drive on once evacuation orders are lifted, and Pacific Gas & Electric has been restoring power lines and...
Iker Valladarez, 5, left, Melanie Librado Sanchez, 9, and Giselle Librado, 6, all of Watsonville, play while their mothers and other volunteers feed Pajaro evacuees near the Main Street Bridge in Watsonville, Calif., on Thursday, March. 16, 2023. The residents who remain in Pajaro during the flood cannot return if they leave, and those who evacuated cannot return home until the evacuation order is lifted.
Volunteers Maria Martinez, left, Leslie Marin, right, with donations by the Watsonville community, feed Pajaro residents who did not evacuate as they wait in line at the Main Street Bridge in Pajaro, Calif., on Thursday, March. 16, 2023. The residents who remain in Pajaro during the flood cannot return if they leave, and those who evacuated cannot return home until the evacuation order is lifted.
CalFire Capt. Joe Kennedy peers through a restaurant window as part of the property damage inspection in Pajaro, Calif., on Thursday, March. 16, 2023. In response to a question on the earliest residents can get to their properties and repopulate, Scanlon said crews are constantly looking at a time window for reentry.
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