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‘We have nothing’: Flood victims say government failures continue after botched flood warning
McCOOK LAKE — Neither Morgan Speichinger nor many of her neighbors came away worried on June 23 after listening to Gov. Kristi Noem talk about flooding in the southeastern corner of South Dakota. “Noem’s press conference made it sound like it wasn’t going to be bad for us,” Speichinger...
McCook Lake catastrophe shatters complacency around old flood plans
Damages remain visible in the McCook Lake community on July 3, 2024, after a massive flood hit the area on June 23. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) When a record-high surge of water flowed down the Big Sioux River toward the southeast corner of South Dakota last month, local and state authorities activated a flood mitigation plan from 1976.
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