Evacuation lifted as water levels go down at Virginia dam
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An evacuation order that covered about 150 homes in a Virginia city has been lifted after workers opened a sluice at a nearby dam to reduce water levels.
Officials in Lynchburg lifted the evacuation order Saturday afternoon. It had been in place since Thursday.
Earlier Saturday, water resources workers opened a sluice at College Lake Dam to lower reservoir levels so officials can make repairs to the dam.
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The dam overflowed Thursday, prompting evacuation of about 150 homes in the city of 80,000.
City officials said Friday that the dam is stable despite the damage it sustained.