Heavy rainfall flooded vast swathes of the port city, washing out roads, inundating family homes, and spurring evacuations.
Flash Floods Swamp Duluth, Minn.
Bob King / Duluth News Tribune via AP
A car rests at the bottom of a sinkhole in Duluth, Minn. on Wednesday, June 20. Duluth Mayor Don Ness declared a state of emergency after the deluge of 9 inches of rain that caused extensive damage to the port city of about 86,000. Gov. Mark Dayton said he would travel to Duluth on Thursday to discuss how the state can help.
