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A nine-mile-long Iowa lake has disappeared after heavy rains led a dam holding back its waters to collapse. Lake Delhi in eastern Iowa drained through the breached dam within hours on Saturday, flooding a nearby town. Governor Chet Culver has vowed to aid homeowners whose once lakeside homes now overlook a stinking, muddy pit. The 92-year-old Lake Delhi dam failed on Saturday, destroyed by rising water from the Maquoketa River.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10765089
Iowa lake drains after dam bursts amid heavy rains
Date : 26th July 2010, Source : BBC Link to News StoryA nine-mile-long Iowa lake has disappeared after heavy rains led a dam holding back its waters to collapse. Lake Delhi in eastern Iowa drained through the breached dam within hours on Saturday, flooding a nearby town. Governor Chet Culver has vowed to aid homeowners whose once lakeside homes now overlook a stinking, muddy pit. The 92-year-old Lake Delhi dam failed on Saturday, destroyed by rising water from the Maquoketa River.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10765089
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