2 Utah towns evacuate as dam threatens to burst

[The Straight Story]

2 Utah towns evacuate as dam threatens to burst

http://twitter.com/breakingnews

I hate when dams threaten people, there should be a law against it...


update:

Dams in danger as rains flood southern Utah
December 21st, 2010 @ 1:30pm
By ksl.com
SALT LAKE CITY -- Heavy rains and melting runoff are causing serious flooding in southern Utah, threatening to overflow dams and wash away roads.

As a result, mayors in southern Utah have declared states of emergency, and cities are being evacuated. All across the southern part of the state the flooding has consumed roads and bridges.

The National Weather Service has warned of dam breaches of Trees Ranch Dam, and nearby Rockville "is at risk from this imminent dam failure," according to the service.

Officials at the St. George Office of Public Safety fear the situation is similar to the Quail Creek Dam collapse in 1988 and 1989 and are warning residents in the Virgin River area to prepare for the worst.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=13741496

[FiveGoodMen]

1. The Dam Terrorist Act of 2011, perhaps?

[redirish28]

5. Yeah, if you want to call Americans Politicians terrorists for ignoring our

Infra-structure like they have been.

[FiveGoodMen]

8. I do want to call them that.

But 'Dam terrorist' was a bit of a pun.

It was a response to "I hate it when dams threaten people".

[Earth_First]

2. Bah! Infrastructure spending is for Socialists

and private enterprise!

I wouldn't worry about it...

[SpiralHawk]

3. The Free Market (R) will take care of it

ummm hmmmm -

[gmoney]

4. well, the dam's profits are probably privatized...

but somehow, when it breaks, it will be the public's obligation to pay for the reconstruction and all the damage.

[FiveGoodMen]

6. As ALWAYS.

[SpiralHawk]

7. "Perfect. Smirk." - RepubliCorp, Inc.

[vanbean]

9. Damn dams.

[RKP5637]

10. More tax cuts for the really wealthy, they will rebuild the dams I'm sure.

[TCJ70]

11. Dam it!

:)