Watch: Home collapses into Blue Earth River at roaring Rapidan Dam

The home nestled against the banks of the Blue Earth River in southern Minnesota has partially collapsed into the roaring river amid the partial failure of the Rapidan Dam that has led to massive erosion of the shoreline.

The house partially collapsed into the river Tuesday around sunset and AW Aerial had cameras rolling the moment it happened. Watch:

The residents of the home were evacuated before the house fell into the water. The family that owns the home also owns the Rapidan Dam Store, a beloved local shop known for its pies.

The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a "portion of the house on the property closest to the Rapidan Dam had been undercut enough to fall into the river."

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"Before the collapse and around 9:15pm, earth from beneath the house started falling at increased rates," AW Aerial reported on Facebook . "Onlookers would gasp as the ground became more unstable, and many felt it was inevitable that the collapse of the house was imminent."

The 114-year-old dam, a 475-foot-wide and 87-foot-tall structure located 12 miles southwest of Mankato, suffered a partial failure Monday that saw fast-flowing water and debris rip around the west side of the dam and erode the shore.

According to the USGS, the river is roaring at 30,200 cubic feet per second as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, which is down from a peak of 33,900 cubic feet per second on Monday. Despite the slightly reduced flow, it remains a serious situation considering the river was flowing at around 9,000 cubic feet per second before heavy rains led to significant flooding in the area late last week.

Officials on Tuesday said the dam itself remains intact and there is optimism that it will not suffer a total failure.

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BMTN Note: Weather events in isolation can't always be pinned on climate change, but the broader trend of increasingly severe weather and record-breaking extremes seen in Minnesota and across the globe can be attributed directly to the rapidly warming climate caused by human activity. The IPCC has warned that Earth is "firmly on track toward an unlivable world," and says greenhouse gas emissions must be halved by 2030 in order to limit warming to 1.5C, which would prevent the most catastrophic effects on humankind. You can read more here .