Sometimes called “sandless sand bags,” these devices are portable dams to keep homes from flooding. Quick Dam By Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star ...

Sometimes called “sandless sand bags,” these devices are portable dams to keep homes from flooding. Quick Dam By Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star ...

The Corps will donate the barriers free-of-charge — enough to eventually line up to four miles of riverbank — along with 60,000 sandbags for individual homeowners.

When the peak of the annual glacial outburst flood hit early Wednesday morning in Juneau, newly installed flood barriers stacked along the Mendenhall River largely prevented flooding of the nearby ...