r/woahthatsinteresting • u/CurrentGlassPainter • 22d ago

Farmer drives two trucks loaded with dirt into levee breach to prevent orchard from being flooded

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u/Zekiniza 22d ago

If your ship is sinking faster than your bilge pumps can run then you'd happily cut your finger off to even slow the leak. This isn't intended as a fix it's intended to slow it down and give them more time.

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u/SpecialistNerve6441 22d ago

Exactly and having thpse trucks there will give them a sturdy base to build the burm back up and then pump the water out of the field