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A dam is near failure in Illinois after heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) — A dam near the town of Nashville in southern Illinois was in imminent danger of failure Tuesday after heavy rain, officials said.
Some of Nashville’s 3,000 residents were evacuating, according to a Facebook post from the Washington County Emergency Management Agency.
Darrah Sabo, deputy director of the agency, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that about 300 residents live in the zone that is under evacuation orders. The homes are near the Nashville City Reservoir, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) southeast of St. Louis.
“Attention The Failure of the Nashville dam is imminent,” a post from the agency read. “Please evacuate your home at this time. If you are in the grey box, you need evacuate now!”