> officials in cocke county, tennessee said on friday afternoon that the waterville dam, just over the state line in north carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown newport to get out. > elsewhere, officials in rutherford county, north carolina told residents downstream of the lake lure dam to flee to higher ground due to floodwater overflowing the top of the 124-ft-high barrier and pouring uncontrolled around the edges. >  /world/americas/hurricane-helene-la ke-lure-dam-failure-b2621624.html now, you are just outright lying.  lmao stop typing already.
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