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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

Residents of Illinois town evacuate as officials warn of ‘imminent’ dam failure

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The Nashville City Reservoir in Illinois. Photograph: EPA

Residents in Nashville, Illinois, are evacuating their homes after emergency management officials warned the failure of the city’s dam was “imminent”.

Nashville, a small city in Illinois with a population of nearly 3,000 people, and surrounding areas have been hit with severe storms which have caused flooding, overwhelming the city’s infrastructure. More than 5in of rain fell in the region within six hours on Tuesday.

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