Illinois Dam Fails After Heavy Rains and Tornadoes Sweep Across State Hundreds told to Evacuate

Illinois Dam Fails After Heavy Rains and Tornadoes Sweep Across State; Hundreds told to Evacuate Storms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled Illinois, overtopping a dam in a southern part of the state and forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes. There were no reports of injuries in the community of 3,000 southeast of St. Louis, but crews were sent to a home where a woman reported water up to her waist, said Alex Haglund, a spokesperson for the Washington County Emergency Management Agency. Officials had earlier said about 300 people were in the evacuation zone near the Nashville City Reservoir. --- Illinois | Nashville | US | Dam Failure | Tornadoes | Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #illinois #nashville #damfailure #tornadoes #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. @Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Instagram: Follow Firstpost on Facebook: Follow Firstpost on Twitter: Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: