Levee News & Breaking Stories

Millions under heat alerts as record-breaking temperatures hit East Coast. Rapidan Dam in Minnesota faces imminent failure, leading to flood emergency.

Saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico is threatening drinking water supplies for 900,000 residents in Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards has declared an emergency and plans to request federal aid. The Mississippi River's low water levels have allowed the saltwater to intrude, and officials are working to mitigate the impacts and ensure safe drinking water. The saltwater wedge has already traveled 15 miles inland in just seven days, and without significant rainfall, an underwater levee will be overtopped, requiring freshwater to be transported by barge to water treatment plants.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticizes officials for their "irresponsible" response to flood damage, blaming them for spoiling the national economy.