"Panguitch Dam Crack Sparks Evacuation Risk for Rural Utah Town"
A 60-foot crack in the Panguitch Lake Dam in rural Utah has prompted urgent efforts to prevent a potential breach, with water being released to lower the reservoir and large rocks being placed to support the dam. Residents downstream have been warned to be prepared for evacuation, and officials are working to relieve pressure on the dam caused by an ice sheet. The dam, built in the late 1800s with a top portion added in the 1930s and 1940s, was not previously a concern for structural integrity.