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Levee Break In Nevada Traps Thousands

(AP) A levee broke early Saturday, pouring more 3 feet of water into about 800 homes and trapping about 3,500 people, authorities said. A 30-foot section of the Truckee Canal broke shortly before 5 a.m., sending a wave of water rushing into the desert town on the eastern side of the Sierra, about 33 miles east of Reno, officials said.


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Flooding in Fernley, Nev. (Photo by Mark Mc Coy)

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