Dams reported damaged or overrun in Pemberton Township

Post on: 2011-08-29 By: admin

Emergency officials are investigating reports of damaged dams in
The Bayberry Dam in the Browns Mills section of the township is
reported to be compromised with possible structural damage, county
spokesman Ralph Shrom said Sunday morning.
"Our engineers are on their way out to take a look at it," Shrom
said.Hanover Dam is also reported to be overrun with water.Waters on the north branch of the Rancocas Creek are nearing a
foot above flood stage and are expected to continue rising through
the afternoon high tide.Pemberton Township emergency officials ordered mandatory
evacuations of its portion of the flood-prone Ewansville section
near the creek this morning. Most residents had already left,
officials said."It's old hat for most of them," said Mike Pinton, a spokesman
for the Pemberton Township Office of Emergency Management. "Most
were gone before the evacuation notice was given."Officials anticipate that several of the homes in the section
will suffer flood damage."Water was creeping up against houses this morning and still
rising," Pinto said.No injuries have been reported throughout the storm.

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