Eastern Wisconsin community evacuated after floodwaters breach dam
MANAWA, Wis. (AP) — A dam in an eastern Wisconsin community has been breached, prompting people living downriver to be evacuated. The National Weather Service says the dam in Manawa along the Little Wolf River was breached at about 1:45 p.m. Friday by floodwaters. Police Chief Jason Severson estimated that a 50-foot-wide area around the dam had eroded. Meteorologist Scott Cultice said about 5 inches of rain fell in a few hours Friday morning. A flash flood warning has been issued for Manawa and other parts of Waupaca County. Manawa is about 55 miles west of Green Bay and has a population of about 1,200. It wasn’t immediately clear how many were evacuated.
