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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Michael Phillis and John Hanna

Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety

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Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the river. Several days later, intense rain damaged a dam that holds drinking water for Houston, forcing officials to issue a potential failure warning.

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