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March 17, 2020Omaha, Neb. | By: AP
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Omaha District says it has reached its goal of having the Missouri River mainstem levee system restored to its full height following massive flooding a year ago that devastated levees in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.
The Corps said in a news conference Friday that while there is still much work to be done throughout the region, crews had closed 24 breaches along the main river system, spending more than $400 million to date on the work.
District commander Col. John Hudson said crews have moved 4.73 million cubic yards of sand in the effort, "equal to two Empire State Buildings."
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