Floodwaters surround homes and vehicles in the community of Pajaro in Monterey County, Calif., on Monday, March 13, 2023. Built in the late 1940s to provide flood protection, the Pajaro River's levee has been a known risk for decades with several breaches in the 1990s. Emergency repairs to a section of the berm were undertaken in January. (Photo by Noah Berger/AP Photo)
