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Blue Earth River swallows entire home

By Jim Johnson Jun 26, 2024 | 11:38 AM

(AP) – The flood-ravaged Blue Earth River in southern Minnesota swallowed a home Tuesday night…after the river flow washed away sediment underneath the home.
There were no reports of injuries. The Rapidan Dam remains intact.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says that dozens of homes in the town of Waterville, in Le Sueur County, are flooded up to the second floor.
Two motorists have died in flood-related crashes in South Dakota and Iowa.
The Big Sioux River in North Sioux City crested at 45 feet… 7.3 feet above record levels. Whole homes have fallen into McCook Lake.

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