Disaster Date:01/08/2023
Merced, CA
Floods
What Happened
January 8, 2023 Severe winter storms, flooding and mudslides caused catastrophic flooding to 80% of Planada, CA homes.
What MDS Is Doing
MDS work will focus on repairs and rebuilding in partnership with Habitat For Humanity to rebuild 182 homes.
Location
Merced is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1, 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council–manager government.
