The Nation : Dam Bursts in Alabama
Torrential rains triggered flash flooding that sent a wall of water cascading through Fort Payne, Ala., burst a 25-foot earthen dam south of town and forced hundreds of people to flee into the hills. “You’ve heard of disasters--well, we have a disaster here. We have a drastic situation,” said Arthur Porter, DeKalb County emergency management director. Officials said they evacuated the sparsely populated area beneath the dam before it collapsed and most of the water surged into Weiss Lake. There were no injuries.
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