Parts of Wyandotte County have long experienced flooding from the Kansas River. A multi-year levee project is designed to address the problem, but some residents and experts say more attention must go to the impact of decaying underground infrastructure.

The Missouri and Kansas Rivers have frequently been the source of catastrophic flooding, challenging levees meant to hold them in check. New construction on the Kansas City Levee protects much of Wyandotte County and will be done this year. Yet, KCUR's Brandon Azim discovered that flooding from another source is still a problem.

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