Eastern Wisconsin community evacuated after floodwaters breach dam
MANAWA, Wis. (AP) — A dam in an eastern Wisconsin community has been breached, and people living downriver are being 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. Meteorologist Scott Cultice said the rains started about 8:30 a.m. Friday and about 5 inches fell in a few hours. A flash flood warning has been issued for Manawa and other parts of Waupaca County. Emergency shelters have been set up. Manawa is about 55 miles west of Green Bay and has a population of about 1,200. It was not immediately clear how many people were evacuated.
