26/07/2010
Nasty storm knocks out Delhi dam...in US
Powerful storms unleashed tornadoes and flooding across the Midwest. The storms not just stranded residents but also punched a hole through an Iowa dam. In eastern Iowa, the Lake Delhi dam failed as rising floodwater from the Maquoketa River ate a 30-foot-wide hole in the earthen dam, causing water to drop 45 feet to the river below and threatening the small town of Hopkinton. Areas below and above the dam had been evacuated after heavy rain has pushed the river to 23.92 feet.
North of Maquoketa, Iowa the Hurstville Lime Kilns were nearly under water, with only the roof of the shelter showin on Sunday July 25, 2010. The Lake Delhi dam failed Saturday as rising floodwater from the Maquoketa River ate a 30-foot-wide hole in it. Areas below the dam, including in Hopkinton and Monticello were evacuated.
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