Dramatic video shows part of Minnesota home fall into raging river after Rapidan Dam failure
Communities across the Midwest were flooded this week after days of torrential rain caused rivers and streams to reach some of the highest crests ever and overflow their banks. Some rivers are continuing to rise.
Watch: Large portion of Minnesota home falls into raging floodwaters caused by dam failure
A massive section of a home that was left teetering on the edge of an eroded bluff caused by a partial dam failure in Minnesota was caught on video falling into the rushing water on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. – In something reminiscent of a dramatic scene in a movie, cameras were rolling the moment a massive section of a Minnesota home was swallowed up by a raging river at the site of a partial dam failure caused by catastrophic and deadly flooding late Tuesday night.
Communities across the region were inundated by flooding this week after days of torrential rain caused rivers and streams to reach some of the highest crests ever and overflow their banks. Some rivers are continuing to rise.
WATCH: FLOODED BLUE EARTH RIVER SWEEPS AWAY BUILDING AT RAPIDAN DAM IN MINNESOTA
Watch: Minnesota home falls victim to flooding at site of Rapidan Dam failure
A video recorded in Minnesota shows portions of a home falling into floodwaters after a dam partially failed and sent water rushing around the side of the structure and compromising it.
Officials in Blue Earth County had warned residents living downstream from the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River south of Mankato that the dam was in danger of an "imminent failure" due to the amount of water and debris flowing downstream.
As the water rose, it began to cut a path along the side of the dam and erode the earth around it and compromised the structure's stability.
The water also destroyed a power substation adjacent to the dam, cutting power to hundreds of customers in the area.
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Watch: Swollen Minnesota river pulls building off shoreline and sends it downriver
A man captures the exact moment this swollen Minnesota river at the Rapidan dam pulls a building into the rapids. The building then rushes down river at the end.
As the raging water continued to flow and eat away at the dirt and rocks, it carved a large section away and put a nearby home closer and closer to the edge.
Curious onlookers flocked to the area to capture Mother Nature's power. Several people recorded video of the moment the ground gave way, sending a massive section of the home crashing into the rapids below.
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Watch: Minnesota dam in danger of failing due to catastrophic flooding
Video recorded above the Rapidan Dam in Minnesota shows the structure in danger of failing due to flooding caused by days of torrential rain in the Midwest. Residents downstream have been warned about the situation.
According to a report from FOX 9 in Minneapolis, the home fell into the Blue Earth River just before 10 p.m. local time Tuesday.
Officials said the home had been evacuated long before it fell victim to the power of the water, and no injuries were reported.