Important Takeaways:
- Minnesota dam at risk of total failure amid “historic” flooding
- Threat level: Recent heavy rain, including a foot-and-a-half in southern Minnesota, has already closed roads, caused serious damage, and left some communities under feet of water.
- The latest: Blue Earth County officials warned Monday that a breached dam outside Mankato is in “imminent failure condition.”
- Those alarms came as the state deployed 46 National Guard soldiers to Waterville in Le Sueur County in response to what local officials say is the worst flooding in its history.
- By the numbers: The governor said while the $26.4 million currently in the account is “probably not” enough to cover the damages, the federal aid that would flow from a disaster declaration could help fill the gap.
- Another $50 million is already set to be transferred to the account in August, per KARE 11.
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