![[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 2008 - Houses fall into the emptied Lake Delton as the side banks collapse. Recent rains have created flooding and a dam break which caused the lake to drain. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDYvMjMvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy10b3JuYWRvZXMtYW5kLWZsb29kaW5nLWxha2UtZGVsdG9uLXdpLWp1bmUtMjMtMjAwOC1ob3VzZXMtZmFsbC02ZDI2NGUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/213/jpg "[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 2008 - Houses fall into the emptied Lake Delton as the side banks collapse. Recent rains have created flooding and a dam break which caused the lake to drain. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA")
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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 2008 - Houses fall into the emptied Lake Delton as the side banks collapse. Recent rains have created flooding and a dam break which caused the lake to drain. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA
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23/06/2008
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