Flood fight continues in upper Midwest
Marlin Levison / AP
Floodwaters partially submerge vehicles in a used car lot in Owatonna, Minn. on Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Marlin Levison)
msnbc.com news services
MINNEAPOLIS — A central Wisconsin levee south of Highway 33 failed Sunday and cut off access into a park near Portage, officials said as they assessed damage from floods and prepared for more in the upper Midwest.
It wasn't immediately clear how many of the roughly 300 residents remained in Blackhawk Park around 4 p.m. Sunday when the road was closed following the failure of the Caledonia Levee south of Highway 33.
The Columbia County Emergency Management Office was letting nobody in or out of the park until further notice and warned all morning that emergency vehicles, including police, fire and ambulances, would not be able to reach any residents who stayed behind....more
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