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A federal judge allowed DHS to proceed with building a border wall through the levee system protecting Presidio, Texas, rejecting the town's flood-related challenges and affirming the administration's authority to waive many environmental and regulatory rules to speed construction.
Juneau's temporary levee successfully protected most homes from a record-breaking flood caused by glacial outburst, though some areas experienced seepage and flooding, highlighting the need for long-term solutions amid ongoing concerns about future higher floods.
Residents of a Yazoo County subdivision have been urgently asked to evacuate as the sheriff's office warns that the levee is on the brink of breaking, posing a significant flooding threat to the Eastbrook subdivision on Highway 16.
Newport police are responding to reports of shots fired on the Levee in Newport, Kentucky, with a heavy police presence in the area.
The city of Dubuque is preparing to close off its entire flood system for the third time since 1973 as floodwaters continue to rise along the Mississippi River. Dubuque Public Works Director John Klostermann says they started closing floodgates once the river was predicted to rise over 14 feet. Closing the whole system would keep floodwaters from getting into the city. Meanwhile, flooding has also caused the closure of Highway 76 and the Black Hawk Bridge in Lansing.
Residents of Allensworth, a town in California's San Joaquin Valley, are facing major flooding from surging rivers and breached levees. With more rain expected this week, there are concerns the flooding could get considerably worse. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has ordered evacuations in Alpaugh and Allensworth after a nearby levee breached. At least seven homes in Tulare County have been destroyed by floodwaters, primarily in Springville, while 62 structures have suffered major damage and 177 had minor damage.
Governor Gavin Newsom visited the flood-damaged area of Pajaro and promised long-term support for the community. He hopes for a federal emergency declaration and aid to help rebuild the levee and prevent further flooding. Short-term aid is on the way, with $600 checks being sent out to farmworkers affected by the floods. The governor is working with the Army Corps to speed up the 5-7 year process of overhauling the Pajaro levee.
California farmers are taking drastic measures to protect their fields from flooding caused by the recent storms and historically wet winter. A viral video shows two pickup trucks being sacrificed to plug a hole in a levee to prevent flooding of a pistachio orchard. Farmers are working continuously to clear debris from creeks and canals to keep the waterways from backing up and reinforcing levees to safeguard orchards, vineyards, and row crops. The unorthodox use of trucks to plug the hole in the levee appeared to work, and the broken berm was patched up with dirt and debris.