Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest

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Swollen river claims house next to Minnesota dam as flooding and extreme weather grip the Midwest
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A vast swath of lands from Nebraska and South to Minnesota has been under siege from flooding because of torrential rains since last week, while also suffering through a scorching heat wave.

By Hannah Fingerhut and Dave Collins, Associated PressThis long-exposure drone photo provided by AW Aerial shows a home as it teeters before partially collapsing into the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam in Rapidan, Minn., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

“That’s our life, as well. That’s our business; that’s our livelihood. It’s everything to us,” Barnes said. “There’s no stopping it. It’s going to go where it wants to go. It’s going to take what it wants to take.” Blue Earth County officials said Wednesday that there were dramatic changes around the dam overnight, with the river cutting more widely and deeply into the bank, and they are concerned about the integrity of a nearby bridge over the river. After the flooding subsides, the county will be faced with deciding whether to make repairs to the dam or possibly remove it — with both options costing millions of dollars.

Tornado warnings, flash flooding and large hail Tuesday night added insult to injury for some Midwesterners. The National Weather Service said several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Nebraska. The service was assessing damage to some buildings, crops and trees to confirm whether tornadoes touched down. No major injuries were reported.

In southeastern South Dakota, residents of Canton were cleaning up after getting 18 to 20 inches of rain in just 36 hours last week. A creek beside the 20 acres owned by Lori Lems and her husband flooded the playground they’d built in their backyard for their grandchildren. In the Sioux City, Iowa, area, water spilled over the Big Sioux River levee, damaging hundreds of homes, officials estimated. And the local wastewater treatment plant has been so overwhelmed by the floodwaters that officials say they’re having to dump about a million gallons of untreated sewage per day into the Missouri River.

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