Yesterday we brought you news of homes around Blackhawk Park, in Portage, Wisconsin being evacuated as there were real fears of the levee failing due to excessive rain over the last week. The access road to the area was closed off to all, including emergency vehicles and people received warning that if they did not leave emergency services would not be able to reach them if the levee failed.
The Wisconsin River was at that time around 3.5 feet above flood level and the latest news now in is that the levee has now actually failed. A representative of the Columbia County Emergency Operations Center, Patrick Beghin, confirmed this to CNN today (Monday). This means that around 100 homes in the area are in danger of flooding, according to a CNN report.
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