HAMBURG, Iowa — Crews are trying to beat floodwaters expected to arrive in Hamburg on Tuesday by building up a secondary barrier to protect the small Iowa town after the swollen Missouri River punched a massive hole in the main levee.
UPDATE: Crews race floodwaters to build up Iowa levee
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 | 12:49 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:12 p.m. CDT, Thursday, June 16, 2011
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