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Friday, August 22, 2025

Roanoke Flooding A Monument To Stupidity

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So much for the so called 'endangered species act':
4-inches of Rain yet-again overwhelmed the so called $72-Million Flood Control of the Roanoke “Log-Perch & Snail-Darter” River that was actually river bank environmental-beautification ---- Not 'Flood Control'!
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-domaindev-domaindev_bs_travel&hsimp=yhs-domaindev_bs_travel&hspart=domaindev&p=roanoke+flooding+today&type=100286__alt__ddc_searchtravel_newtabtools_com#id=4&vid=2f9635968c8b5b41a91b90ad8246c89a&action=click
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(WFXR) – Roanoke FireEMS Department crews were dispatched to the south side of Shaffer’s Crossing due to reports of an occupied vehicle disabled in high water, according to officials.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/roanoke-fireems-makes-high-water-142644544.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall
Reports say on Thursday, August 21, Battalion 1 was the first to arrive around 7:40 and requested support from Ladder 7, along with the Swift Water Rescue Team on Boat 6.
According to Roanoke FireEMS, crews successfully extricated all seven occupants and brought them safely to higher ground by 8:05 p.m., and no injuries were reported.
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Roanoke Flooding Today – Pictures:
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrNaEPw96hoDQIA9K8PxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3JlbC1ib3Q-?hspart=domaindev&hsimp=yhs-domaindev_bs_travel&type=100286__alt__ddc_searchtravel_newtabtools_com&grd=true&p=roanoke+flooding+today+pictures&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Aw%2Cm%3Ars-bottom%2Cct%3Agossip&fr=yhs-domaindev-domaindev_bs_travel
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Roanoke’s Absurd Endangered Species Act Doomed ‘Flood Control’
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2024/04/roanokes-absurd-endangered-species-act.html
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Sunday, July 07, 2013
Heavy Flooding In Roanoke -- So Much For $72 Million Flood Control
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2013/07/heavy-flooding-in-roanoke-so-much-for.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/09/roanokes-pretty-river-banks-just-dont.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2018/09/roanoke-renames-failed-72-million-flood.html
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