water level

According to the California Highway Patrol, the man stopped at a flooded bridge over Pleasant Grove Creek, where water levels had risen 3 feet, according to CBS News.

At 9:19, operators used battery power to read the water level inside the reactor, and the gauge showed that the fuel rods were still covered by about 8 inches of water.

Still, many neighbourhoods have been flooded, and some are now isolated from the rest of the country after roads and bridges were cut by the high water levels.

Overseeing water levels and flood defences across the country is Bart Vonk, Chair of the National Coordination Committee during Flood Threats.

The water level would rise after a rainstorm and fall during a dry spell.