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Florida warns of catastrophic flooding if reservoir collapses Lauren Fruen For Dailymail.com and Associated Press © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Officials in Florida on Sunday warned of a 20 foot wall of wastewater and catastrophic flooding after a significant leak at a large pond threatened to burst a system that stores polluted water.  Governor Ron DeSantis took part in an aerial tour of the site and later held a press conference after more than 300 homes were evacuated near the large reservoir in the Tampa Bay area north of Bradenton Saturday. He was joined by Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes, who warned: So if you are in an evacuation area and you have not heeded that, you need to think twice and follow the orders.

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