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CLAY COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — Floodwaters have hit various communities in the upper Midwest hard in recent days, and the ensuing cleanup and recovery presses on. For the Vermillion, S.D. area, that means sewage going into the Vermillion River, which has bulged well beyond its typical banks. Nevertheless, there is good news.
"We're very thankful that the river is dropping," said Gov. Kristi Noem, who visited the area Tuesday. "That is helping us identify where the break in some of the pipes are and how they can be repaired and repaired as soon as possible."
The damage is clear just south of the University of South Dakota, from a dilapidated pier to a huge fallen tree. Still, Noem says it could have been worse.
"The Vermillion River did not crest as high as we had originally predicted," Noem said. "That meant that a lot of the water did not back up into people's individual homes. What we've got here is significant public infrastructure damage."
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