Redwood City Orders Residents Of 2 Flooded Mobile Home Parks to Evacuate
REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) -- Due to possible health and safety risks caused by standing water, the City of Redwood City has ordered a mandatory evacuation of two mobile home parks that flooded in Thursday's heavy rains.
Firefighters helped residents at the Le Mar Trailer Park and RC Mobile Home Park on Bayshore Road to evacuate yesterday after floodwaters rose high enough to reach the living spaces of some homes.
City officials today said on Twitter that the parks were red-tagged, and residents who did not evacuate yesterday must do so now.
A shelter has been established at the College of San Mateo, and the city is coordinating with the Red Cross and the county Office of Emergency Services to provide services for displaced residents. Fire officials yesterday said the mobile home parks are built at a low point next to U.S. Highway 101. While there are pumps to drain help drain the area, high water levels on the Bay made that ineffective, officials said.
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