HAMBURG, Iowa — Crews are working to strengthen the last line of flood defense around the southwest Iowa town of Hamburg as water from a failed Missouri River levee several miles away approaches.
As water approaches, crews build up Hamburg, Iowa levee
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 | 10:41 a.m. CDT;
updated 12:09 p.m. CDT, Thursday, June 16, 2011
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