Residents Told to ‘Evacuate Now’ Due Imminent Dam Failure in Illinois City

Published on July 16, 2024

Residents in a city in southern Illinois were ordered Tuesday to “evacuate now” because a dam for the city’s reservoir could fail at any moment. In a social media statement issued on Tuesday, the Washington County Emergency Management Agency said: “Attention … the Failure of the Nashville dam is imminent. Please evacuate your home at this time. If you are in the grey box, you need [to] evacuate now!” It was referring to an area that appears to be downstream from the reservoir. Officials warned in the statement post that the dam “has been overtopped with flood waters.” The dam at risk of failure is the Nashville City Reservoir Dam, which holds the Nashville City Reservoir, according to a map posted by the emergency agency....

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