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Midwest flooding collapses a rail bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 1

A railroad bridge collapsed into Iowa's Big Sioux River during flooding in the Midwestern U.S., leading to evacuations and at least one death.
The collapse, after days of rain, was captured in a video shared on X, formerly Twitter.
The incident occurred amidst a vast and stubborn heat wave, causing additional misery for the region.

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KIFI

Major Midwest flooding leaves a Minnesota dam at risk of collapse, as Iowa communities are evacuated

Updated: 25 JUN 24 12:15 ET By Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of collapse and communities in Iowa have been evacuated as the Upper Midwest deals with major flooding from heavy rains. The Blue Earth County government announced Rapidan Dam near Mankato was in “imminent failure condition,” in a Monday Facebook post. “We do not know if it will totally fail o…

9 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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WION

Flooding in Midwestern US kills at least two, collapses railroad bridge

Flooding in the Midwestern US killed at least two people, collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam following days of heavy rain that forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued from rising waters, American media reported on Monday (June 24). On Saturday (June 22), a man from Illinois died while trying to go around a barricade in Spencer.

9 months ago·Noida, India

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WPLG

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More rain possible in deluged Midwest as flooding kills 2, causes water to surge around dam

More storms are possible in parts of the deluged Midwest, where flooding after days of heavy rains has killed at least two people, sent a river surging around a dam and forced evacuations and rescues. Severe storms were forecast for Tuesday afternoon and evening with large hail, damaging winds and even a brief tornado or two in parts of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service. Showers and storms are also poss…

9 months ago·Miami, United States

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The Toronto Star

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. killed at least two, collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam Monday after days of

9 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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NBC News

At least 2 dead as devastating Midwest flooding triggers evacuations

Flooding in the Midwest has caused severe damage, collapsing a bridge, weakening a dam and forcing the evacuation of a town.

9 months ago·United States

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Time Magazine

Midwestern Flooding Collapses a Bridge, Kills at Least Two

North Sioux City, S.D. — Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. killed at least two, collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam Monday after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued from rising waters. An Illinois man died Saturday while trying to go around a barricade in Spencer, Iowa, Sioux City’s KTIV-TV reported Monday. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Little Sioux River swept his tr…

9 months ago·United States

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