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Part of a Minnesota home has plunged into a river as deadly flooding threatens the nearby Rapidan Dam
(CNN) — Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into raging waters as deadly flooding that hit the Midwest threatened the nearby Rapidan Dam, which was built in the early 1900s. “A portion of the house on the property closest...
Video shows home by Rapidan Dam collapsing into southern Minnesota river, nearby store could be next
RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — The raging Blue Earth River, which caused an abutment of the 114-year-old Rapidan Dam to partially fail, has now swallowed most of the iconic home that sits on a nearby embankment amid Minnesota's historic flooding. A nearby store could likely be next, according to the owners. Blue Earth County officials say the collapse occurred on Tuesday evening and they continue to monitor for possible impacts downstream. The river is expected to drop up to 5 feet by Friday. Officials say it's still cutting away quickly.For years, the Rapidan Dam Store, which WCCO profiled in a 2022 episode of "Finding...
Iconic home near partially collapsed Rapidan Dam falls into Blue Earth River, Minnesota
The rapidly rising Blue Earth River caused a partial collapse of the 114-year-old Rapidan Dam in Minnesota on June 24, 2024. By June 25, the river had grown so much that it swallowed most of the iconic home on a nearby embankment. On Sunday, June 23, Blue Earth County Emergency...
At least 2 are dead from catastrophic Midwest flooding and a Minnesota dam is at risk of failing
(CNN) — At least two people are dead after severe storms and major flooding hit the Midwest, according to officials, and a dam in southern Minnesota built in the early 1900s is at risk of failing. Rapidan Dam near Mankato was in “imminent failure condition,” The Blue Earth County...
Aerial images show raging water flowing around Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota
RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — New aerial images from Tuesday morning show strong water continuing to rush around a dam that has partially failed in southern Minnesota.The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office says debris started accumulating on Sunday at the Rapidan Dam, a 114-year-old structure located about 10 miles southwest of Mankato, placing it "in imminent failure condition."As of Wednesday moring, the dam is still intact and there are no plans for a larger evacuation. Officials said that there had been a partial failure on the west abutment. That's where part of the river has been diverted, causing erosion and forcing an...
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