A dam near the town of Nashville in southern Illinois is in imminent danger of failure due to heavy rains. Approximately 300 residents have been evacuated as a precaution.
The Washington County Emergency Management Agency issued an evacuation order, and residents in the affected areas have been urged to leave immediately. The flooding has also caused significant road closures, making travel difficult. The Red Cross has set up an evacuation center to assist those affected.
Sources:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-dam-is-near-failure-in-southern-illinois-forcing-300-to-evacuate-after-heavy-rains-in-midwest
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dam-southern-illinois-imminent-danger-failure-after-heavy-111992357
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/16/dam-failure-nashville-illinois/74423733007/’
https://www.newsweek.com/illinois-dam-failure-evacuate-washington-county-1925862
BREAKING – 'EVACUATE NOW' – Emergency services order evacuation for parts of Nashville, Illinois, due to "imminent" failure of dam after NWS flash flooding warning pic.twitter.com/yMo9PuSTJf
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) July 16, 2024
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: DAM FAILURE NASHVILLE, IL🚨
⚠️EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORDERS ‘EVACUATE NOW’ ORDERS NOWN STREAM FROM THE NASHVILLE DAM⚠️
Washington County is reporting more than 6 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours causing a failure. All residents are asked to move to higher… pic.twitter.com/oH5O2ztSD4
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BREAKING: Residents in Nashville, Ill. are being told to evacuate their homes after the Washington County Emergency Management Agency announced failure of the Nashville Dam is imminent. pic.twitter.com/qjQvEtxkji
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