POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The director of the Polk County Office of Emergency Management is telling evacuated residents living south of the Carter Lake dam in Camden to prepare to stay away from their properties for at least another three days.

Polk County OEM Director Courtney Comstock said residents were evacuated Saturday night over concerns of potential dam failure after an eight-inch hole was reported in an embankment surrounding Carter Lake.

Comstock said members of the Corrigan Volunteer Fire Department and the Polk County Sheriff's Office went door-to-door to notify residents of the voluntary evacuation orders.

Impacted areas include Henry Darden Road, Marie Road, Community Drive, Bo Peep, Herb Collins Road, Girard, Rafford Road, and Cleophas Lane. Comstock said there were 2

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