Dam fails in eastern Iowa, causing massive flooding
By the CNN Wire Staff
July 24, 2010 5:58 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
A dam failed in eastern Iowa on Saturday, forcing residents nearby to flee
National Weather Service reported a 30-foot-wide gap in the berm alongside the dam
The breach was caused by "massive rain" of 10 inches in 12 hours, officials say
Hopkinton, population 700, is evacuated and Monticello under flood warning
(CNN) -- A dam on an eastern Iowa lake suffered a "catastrophic" failure Saturday, sending a massive amount of water into nearby communities and forcing residents to flee, officials said.
The Lake Delhi dam, about 45 miles north of Cedar Rapids, failed as a result of "massive rain -- a very unusually high amount this season," according to Jim Flansburg, communications director for Gov. Chet Culver.
Culver told CNN that nearly 10 inches of rain had recently fallen in a 12-hour period in the area and was "too much water for the dam to hold."
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Indian flood victims face food shortages
Indian flood victims face food shortages
Story Highlights
Indian flood victims now face food shortages
450,000 families displaced after dam in Nepal broke on August 18
2.7 million people in 1,600 villages might have been affected
Agencies scramble to help, but damaged infrastructure hampers efforts
PURNIA, India (CNN) -- The piercing wails from little lungs fill the air at this makeshift relief camp in Bihar's flood-ravaged Purnia district.
The babies scream for food. Their mothers cradle them in loving arms but cannot soothe the hunger in their bellies.
Food is scarce for the hundreds of people who have sought shelter here. They huddle under tents made from blankets and propped up by bamboo stems.
And when aid workers ration out rice, they quickly devour it.
"We ran for our lives and now we are dying here for food," said Bachni Devi, who arrived at the camp with ten small children and a pregnant daughter in tow.
"We are dying even for clothes. All our animals are also dying."
Government officials say that 450,000 families have been displaced after a dam in Nepal broke on August 18. It breached the eastern embankment of the Kosi River, a waterway that straddles the India-Nepal border.
Water flushed through the breach so forcefully that the river changed course in Bihar, gobbling up thousands of villages and marooning residents on thin strips of dry land in India and Nepal.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/india.floods/index.html
Story Highlights
Indian flood victims now face food shortages
450,000 families displaced after dam in Nepal broke on August 18
2.7 million people in 1,600 villages might have been affected
Agencies scramble to help, but damaged infrastructure hampers efforts
PURNIA, India (CNN) -- The piercing wails from little lungs fill the air at this makeshift relief camp in Bihar's flood-ravaged Purnia district.
The babies scream for food. Their mothers cradle them in loving arms but cannot soothe the hunger in their bellies.
Food is scarce for the hundreds of people who have sought shelter here. They huddle under tents made from blankets and propped up by bamboo stems.
And when aid workers ration out rice, they quickly devour it.
"We ran for our lives and now we are dying here for food," said Bachni Devi, who arrived at the camp with ten small children and a pregnant daughter in tow.
"We are dying even for clothes. All our animals are also dying."
Government officials say that 450,000 families have been displaced after a dam in Nepal broke on August 18. It breached the eastern embankment of the Kosi River, a waterway that straddles the India-Nepal border.
Water flushed through the breach so forcefully that the river changed course in Bihar, gobbling up thousands of villages and marooning residents on thin strips of dry land in India and Nepal.
go here for more
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/india.floods/index.html
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