A Florida jail was evacuated over the weekend amid concerns of potentially “catastrophic flooding” after a reservoir leak was discovered near a containment area in Manatee County. Manatee County Jail public information officer Randy Warren told news outlets that 345 inmates will be taken to “an undisclosed secure location in order to free up bed space for the remaining 721 inmates on the upper level of the Manatee Jail.” Details about where they will be housed weren’t provided due to security concerns. “[Manatee Sheriff Rick] Wells and staff are still in constant communication with officials on the situation. We aren’t expecting more than a foot of water on jail property, in the worst-case scenario,” Warren told NewsChannel8. Meanwhile, Acting Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes told reporters at an April 4 news conference that officials “moved the medical unit and all personnel to the second floor, which puts them well over 10 …
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