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Disaster● Elevated5d ago · Oct 29, 2026, 10:37 PM

Man dies in trench collapse in northwest Iowa

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from kcci · united states of america · North America

A man was killed Tuesday night after being trapped in a trench collapse near Highway 20 in northwest Iowa.

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