Dam Breaks In Iowa

[Bomack]

From my CNN Breaking News Inbox:

20:52 UTC
7/24/2010

-- Lake Delhi dam in eastern Iowa has failed, forcing residents to flee, officials say; gushing water is up to roofs.

[Ammit]

Not doubting this but the news is not talking of it , i have checked out sky news and nothing!!!!!

[Beth]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38395404/ns/weather/

Found a link to the story

[Bomack]

Not doubting this but the news is not talking of it , i have checked out sky news and nothing!!!!!

That's because the CNN BREAKING NEWS feed is just that - A one-liner that is broadcast BEFORE any story is published. They do that so if it turns out to be a big story they can say they were the first to break it.

I've also seen lots of times where they've broadcast breaking news but no story was ever published and the news just 'disappears'. That's Mainstream Media for ya!

Bob

[Bomack]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38395404/ns/weather/

Found a link to the story

Thanks for saving my butt, yaya! LOL!

Here's another:

Floods close Chicago interstate, damage Iowa dam


[...] In eastern Iowa, the Lake Delhi dam failed as rising floodwater from the Maquoketa River ate a 30-foot-wide hole in the earthen dam, causing water to drop 45 feet to the river below and threatening the small town of Hopkinton.

Lake Delhi was created in the 1920s by damming the Maquoketa River. The resort area now has about 700 cabins and homes.

Areas below and above the dam had been evacuated after heavy rain has pushed the river to 23.92 feet - more than 2 feet above its previous record of 21.66 feet in 2004.

Jack Klaus, a spokesman with the Delaware County emergency management office, said warning sirens sounded in Hopkinton as water began to surround homes Saturday afternoon.

"There's going to be significant losses of property there," Klaus said.

Donna Dubberke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Davenport, said areas below the dam will see an initial crest in the river caused by the dam's failure followed by a secondary crest as the high water above the dam made its way downstream.

"There will be initial wave from the sudden shot of water and a secondary shot behind it from the rainfall," she said.

Link to article : http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MIDWEST_FLOODING?SITE=AZPHG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Beth]

Thanks for saving my butt, yaya! LOL!


You're welcome hun, hope everyone is okay there. They've definitely dealt with their share of flooding recently.

[Bomack]

Hartwick Lake Marina Delhi Dam Failure
Video by Jason Phillips


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsCXRX9jzIE

[Beth]

Wow, what devastation. Poor Iowans! I have a couple friends from there and I'm trying to get a hold of them and see if they are doing alright.