Bullitt County residents urged to evacuate homes due to ‘serious and dangerous’ dam failure

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Residents of a rural road in Bullitt County were urged Saturday to evacuate their homes after heavy rain caused a dam to fail at a nearby lake.

The Bullitt County Emergency Management Agency said residents of Cedar Spring Drive, off Old Boston Road in Lebanon Junction, “need to evacuate immediately” due to a “moderate dam failure” at the Rod and Gun Club just north of them.

“This is a serious and dangerous situation,” emergency officials said. “Do not wait for conditions to worsen. Leave the area now and move to higher ground.”…

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