More than 3,000 people have been told to evacuate – or be washed away – as a dam is moments away from bursting.
Residents of Nashville, in the US state of Illinois, are being urged to abandon their homes amid flood damage at the Nashville dam.
Washington County declared an emergency an hour ago amid flash flooding and a failure at the dam.
The Washington County IL Emergency Management Agency has called for people near the Nashville City Reservoir to leave and head to shelters.
It released an eerie warning, repeating over and over again: ‘Attention. The failure of the Nashville Dam is imminent.
‘Please evacuate your home at this time. The community centre is open for shelter.’
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