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February 21, 2020

Hundreds of dams lack emergency plans in rain-soaked South

  • Many dams are privately owned, and state agencies have limited powers to force owners to hire professionals to develop the plans.
  • By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHELLE MINKOFF and SUDHIN THANAWALA
    Associated Press

    When recent heavy rains swelled a private Mississippi lake and began eroding its earthen dam, Yazoo County Emergency Management Director Jack Willingham was scrambling for a plan.

    He had no contact information for any of the homeowners who might need to evacuate, so he drove to the scene and began knocking on doors.


     
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