HAMBURG, Iowa — Dozens of workers raced Tuesday to add several feet to a levee that now stands as the lone barrier between Hamburg and the floodwaters of the Missouri River that threaten to fill the small town like a bathtub.
UPDATE: Workers race to build up levee protecting Hamburg
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 | 7:54 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:15 p.m. CDT, Thursday, June 16, 2011
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