Hawaii assesses damage left by worst flooding in more than 20 years

People evacuated on Oahu and Maui as rains lifted houses and cars, swept through grocery stores and left a layer of mud in streets

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Hawaii is coming to grips with the extensive damage left by the worst flooding the islands have seen in more than 20 years.

Over the weekend, heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago, forcing thousands on the North Shore of Oahu to evacuate before more evacuations for parts of the island of Maui.