Devastating Flash Floods Cut Off Wisconsin City, Overwhelm Treatment Plants

In northern Wisconsin, extensive washouts destroyed roads, bridges and harbors. It could be years before the area fully recovers.
Devastating Flash Floods Cut Off Wisconsin City, Overwhelm Treatment Plants
Highway 13 in Highbridge, Wisconsin, the main road between Park Falls and Ashland. Photo courtesy of Ed Monroe.

A massive storm has washed out roads, bridges and critical underground infrastructure in northern Wisconsin, essentially severing the area from the rest of the state.

Officials continue to survey the destruction, which includes extensive damage to Saxon Harbor, a popular...

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