Raging waters from local waterways flooded parts of the City of Merced and neighboring Planada on Tuesday. All 4,000 residents of Planada were ordered to evacuate. As of Wednesday morning, Planada remained under an evacuation order.
AP photographer Noah Berger captured these images as floodwaters overtook streets, homes and vehicles.
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![Brenda Ortega wades through water to salvage items from her flooded home.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8ce9872/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6048x4024+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd1%2Fb0%2F5c3cd04a45f5af3704b7da0a4571%2Fap23011087654091.jpg)
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![Jesus Torres wades through water carrying bags of his belongings.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6ea8062/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4113x2736+0+0/resize/880x585!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F0c%2F661a9d274ec3884817c94f7d17d4%2Fap23011092683548.jpg)
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![Pauline Torres carries belongings from her flooded home.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7b0a03c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6048x4024+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff7%2Ff3%2Fe4d7b9fe4c9d9f852a69da0a8fda%2Fap23011098113640.jpg)
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![Floodwaters surround homes on Thornton Rd. in Merced.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/08f36f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5695x3789+0+0/resize/880x585!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F11%2F71%2F22cd3022415eab2dd61d7d6994b3%2Fap23010805475755.jpg)
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![Nick Enero wades through floodwaters in front of his brother's Merced home.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9c8ad16/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5260x3500+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2Ff9%2F06a733f84a7496fa79f936d8189d%2Fap23010805204125.jpg)
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![A vehicle submerged in floodwaters.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ea91a61/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6048x4024+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2Ffa%2Fc32973ab4d05979fe48bf5b41a60%2Fap23011087677767.jpg)
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![Kim Ochoa leaves wades through floodwaters in front of her home.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/328d4a8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5104x3396+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2Fc7%2F81e0e320488b849f5946743dd8d5%2Fap23010803296721.jpg)
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![Aerial photo of flooding in the town of Planada.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/521783b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5167x2903+0+0/resize/880x494!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2F32%2F37d7d6984fb3b49605181561268a%2Fap23011089167582.jpg)
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.