This happened in the Lower Ninth Ward when the Industrial Canal breached and also in the Lakeview neighborhood when the 17th Street Canal breached.
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26 Aug 2003 - A dike near Wilnis in the Netherlands failed and flooded that town due to the dike not having enough weight to withstand the water pressure of the canal after a long drought.
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Floodwaters from the breach spread out across the low lying land, even reaching the River Witham and flooding Lincoln.