California Levee Damage Needs Repair, U.S. Says

ast winter's severe storms and high water damaged three dozen stretches of California levees so severely that they need to be fixed before the next rainy season to prevent potential damage to homes and other development, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday.

"These levees are protecting urban areas where lives are at risk or where there may be a large economic impact," the corps said.

Emergency repairs to the damaged areas, totaling almost two miles, will cost about $50 million, the corps said. The agency will seek the money from Congress.

from the Los Angeles Times