Flood risk abates for Arkansas city as water advance slows
The river on Friday made a 40-foot (12-meter) hole in a levee in
Nearby rural communities were flooded, though some residents had already evacuated. Floodwaters turned small community of about 25 people a few miles south of
On Saturday, officials said they were constructing a temporary levee, calling it a "last ditch effort" to shore up the city's southern border and predicting that up to 800 homes could be affected by creeping floodwaters.
The threat decreased hours later, as the flow of water through the busted levee slowed.
"The temporary levee is in place on the south end of town, and I believe it could really help," Witt wrote on Facebook. "I am confident in our preparation to this point."
By Sunday morning,
Floodwaters have crested in
"Normally, the waters would drain pretty quickly into the
Downriver communities were preparing Sunday for record-breaking crests. Officials ordered mandatory evacuations for about 500 homes that sit within the levee system in
In
Flooding along the
On Saturday, President
Democratic presidential candidate
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