Engineers look for flood-damaged dams {WI}

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Source: AP/CNN

LAKE DELTON, Wisconsin (AP) -- Engineers and National Guard teams examined dams across storm-flooded Wisconsin on Tuesday looking for signs of damage from the high water that led to the major collapse that nearly emptied Lake Delton.

The huge breach in an embankment holding back Lake Delton released a torrent that washed away three houses and a stretch of highway. The weekend's storm also displaced thousands of Indiana residents and was blamed for 15 deaths in the Midwest and elsewhere.

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said the Federal Emergency Management Agency would have teams in the state Wednesday to help assess flood damage, and his office said he would seek a federal disaster declaration when that was done.

National Guard teams flew over flooded areas to look at other dams Tuesday, said Mike Goetzman, a spokesman for Wisconsin Emergency Management.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/10/severe.weather.ap/index.html

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1. I Understand That Lake Delton Completely Drained....

are there any pictures of the drained lake posted?

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2. link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3416324&mesg_id=3416377

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3. Yes -- Tommy Bartlett has to do a LAND show this year!

It's a madhouse! A MAD HOUSE!

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4. FEMA is assisting? With what? More trailers?

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5. $85 million in Aid is now being reported to have NOT reached Katrina victims!!!

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6. Do we have any people at DU from this area ---- ????

Obviously, Global Warming is capable of knocking out our DAMS --- and it hasn't even gotten fully
under way yet!!!

How many people understand this???