Iowa Dam Fails, Destroys 200 Structures

Monday, July 26, 2010 at 9:50AM
Staff in Gov. Chet Culver, Iowa, dam

At least 200 structures have been destroyed and 1,100 damaged after a dam on an eastern Iowa lake failed. The dam failed due to massive rain Saturday and Gov. Chet Culver said that 10 inches of rain had recently fallen in a 12-hour period. No injuries were reported. 

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