https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/03/11/levee-breaches-on-pajaro-river-in-monterey-county-prompting-evacuations-and-rescues/ > Hundreds of people in the agricultural community of Pajaro in north Monterey County were forced to flee their homes when the Pajaro River levee broke Friday as a powerful atmospheric river bore down on the region, prompting authorities to call in the California National Guard to help rescue stranded residents from floodwaters. > The breach happened at around midnight upstream from Pajaro after evacuation orders were issued for the area, county officials said.