File Photo: A damaged spillway with eroded hillside is seen in an aerial photo taken over the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 11, 2017. California Department of Water Resources/William Croyle/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the mountainous folds of California lie hundreds of dams that played a vital role in making it America's wealthiest and most populous state.
The Oroville Dam crisis this week, in which nearly 190,000 residents were abruptly evacuated from a valley below the tallest U.S. dam, illustrates the safety risks of the Golden State's ageing infrastructure in increasingly populated areas.
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