Residents Evacuate as Dam Threatens to Burst

Residents Evacuate as Dam Threatens to Burst

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Australia- Tumbarumba Shire Council has issued an urgent alert to residents on the Mannus and Tooma creeks, downstream from the Mannus Lake, to evacuate immediately.

State Emergency Service (SES) spokesman James McTavish says the Mannus Dam could burst as the wall of the dams are eroding.

"Dam failure is imminent," he said.

"The dam is currently spilling and dam integrity is unknown. Failure of the dam will result in extremely dangerous flooding of the downstream area."

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Urgent Alert Issued: Dam Burst Imminent- Residents Evacuated

Other source has that the dam walls are eroding:

It is feared the Mannus Dam could burst as the wall of the dams is eroding.

The State Emergency Service (SES) is warning residents around the towns of Morven, Culcairn, Walbundrie and Rand to prepare for flooding.

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MAN! Hope these people are ok and they can get out in time.

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Somebody better be finding out just who the residents can blame. I wonder if it's easier to be reimbused in other countrys for major losses than it is in U.S.? I hope for the best for them.

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Well that does bring back the memory of when the levies gave way in N.O. during Katrina...