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The original was posted on /r/upliftingnews by /u/SteveFoerster on 2025-04-16 14:36:13+00:00.

As major flooding inundated western Tennessee last week, one family was prepared — buoyed by techniques that have kept their house safe from river surges for decades. Tucker Humphrey and his brother Justin, both farmers in Bogota, Tennessee, used an excavator to build a levee that protected their family’s home as a catastrophic storm ripped through the middle of the country earlier this month. At least 32 people were killed across seven states and some communities —including Bogota — saw massive flooding.

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