LAST DEFENSE: A quickly constructed earthen levee is all that stands between the Missouri River and the town of Hamburg, but officials say it shouldn't be topped

Governor Branstad will be in Hamburg Wednesday as the town waits to see if a backup levee will hold, sparing their town from massive flooding. The Missouri River already ripped through the first levee and the Iowa National Guard is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make sure water ...

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