Severe flooding overwhelms U.S. upper midwest

raging flood waters around the Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota finally claimed this house teetering on the edge of the Blue Earth River Local officials say the Dam built in the early 1900s is in danger of imminent failure we're seeing trees whole trees just flowing right down the river which is a incredibly important reminder for folks to stay away um from the water and stay safe water levels on the Minnesota Missouri and Mississippi rivers will see their highest levels in at least a decade say forecasters with a number of communities already accessible by boat it's heartbreaking to see anything like this more than 20 River gauges across the Upper Midwest hit major flood stage with more rain expected in flood soaked areas Thursday in Iowa the little Sue River has washed over small towns like correction bill after a levy failed forcing evacuations there and in several surrounding communities the clay County Sheriff's Office confirms one of the flood related deaths happened there when a man tried to drive through Rapid moving water last Saturday they need to stay out of the closed roads they need to stop moving barricades and driving around them we put them there to keep them safe Minnesota's Governor is telling residents Wednesday to keep their receipts to get financial aid faster as property damage continues to grow by the hour until some of the water receives we won't have the full picture of that as well for city news I'm Laura Airi

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Published: Wed Jun 26 2024