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Floods Hit Big Island As Other Parts Of Hawaii Brace For Hurricane

Landslides and floods closed roads in parts of Hawaii's Big Island Thursday. Most of the state's people live on the island of Oahu, which has yet to feel the hurricane's full impact.
A car is stuck partially submerged in floodwaters from Hurricane Lane rainfall on the Big Island on Wednesday in Hilo, Hawaii.

Flooding hit parts of Hawaii's Big Island Thursday as residents of Hawaii's other islands prepared for the slow-moving Hurricane Lane to bring strong winds and heavy rains.

The National Weather Service said "extreme flooding" was happening on Hawaii's Big Island — more than 2 feet of rain had fallen in

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