FDL Flood
14 March 2019 News
(Photo courtesy of Meggin McNamara, Fond du Lac)
Huge chunks of ice bottle-necked at bridges in Fond du Lac causing water in the Fond du Lac River to overflow its banks and flood portions of the city early Thursday morning. Troy Haase is the Division Chief for the City’s Fire and Rescue Department. He says they had to evacuate a huge apartment complex, the YMCA and homes on Elm and South Street. Meanwhile heavy equipment was being used to remove ice from the river near the 2nd Street Bridge. “We have a lot of ice coming down the river that is hung up on the bridges so it course can’t flow out and then it is slowing the water down as well so then the water can’t flow like it typically would.” Residents that had to be evacuated are now being sheltered in the Community Church and Harbor Haven gymnasium. Fond du Lac County Emergency Management activated it’s 2-1-1 service for people who needed to call for assistance.
Sarah Everson of Fond du Lac sent us this video:
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