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Deadly Flooding Threatens Midwest Communities, Dams In Disrepair

Emergency workers use a boat to evacuate local residents in a flooded street after a part of a dam burst, in Orsk, Russia on Monday, April 8, 2024. Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural Riv

A portion of a house situated on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into the raging waters as severe flooding hit the Midwest. The incident occurred near the Rapidan Dam, which was constructed in the early 1900s.

Blue Earth County authorities revealed in a Facebook post that a section of the house closest to the Rapidan Dam had fallen into the river. The dam, located near Mankato, was reported to be in an 'imminent failure condition' by the county government.

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