Dam evacuation in Louisiana

[undergroundpanther]

Reuters) - Louisiana officials on Thursday ordered people along the Tangipahoa River between the towns of Kentwood and Robert to evacuate due to the expected failure of a dam in Mississippi that was damaged by Tropical Storm Isaac.

Up to 60,0000 people in Louisiana downstream of the Lake Tangipahoa Dam near McComb, Mississippi, have been ordered to leave, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said.

The dam, located in Percy Quinn State Park, is about 100 miles north of New Orleans, which is not in danger.

The dam was badly damaged in the storm but "has not been breached at this time," said Carlene Statham, deputy director of civil defense in Pike County, Mississippi.



http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-storm-isaac-dam-idUSBRE87T0YM20120830

[TexasTowelie]

1. Did the dam breach?

This happened at the end of August.

[Lasher]

2. No.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said the dam will not be breached. Instead, workers will dig out part of the bank to relieve water pressure.

The release is not expected to significantly increase water levels downstream, although evacuations were ordered at 10:10 a.m. CT for residents along the river in Mississippi and Louisiana.

At the time, the dam appeared heavily damaged, but it was unclear whether the onslaught of rain brought by Isaac would be too much for it. According to WWL, McComb, MS, Mayor Whitney Rawlings said there was a 50/50 chance the dam would fail on its own.

http://www.wafb.com/story/19417024/dam-close-to-failing-leads-to-mandatory-evacuation-along-tangipahoa-river

[malaise]

3. Holy Shite

This is serious