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RPT-CORRECTED-S. Illinois battles flooding as Miss. River builds downstream

2016-01-04 22:28:17| Energy - Topix.net

Jan 4 Residents of flooded areas in far southern Illinois anxiously waited for the swollen Mississippi River to peak on Sunday, with hundreds electing to remain in their homes, as states downstream prepared for the rising waters. About 125 structures were flooded in hard-hit Alexander County, the southernmost point in Illinois, where three families near one breach stayed dry behind sandbag fortifications and private levees, county board Chairman Chalen Tatum said.

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Southern US prepares flooding surge as waters move down Mississippi river

2016-01-04 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Southern US states are bracing themselves for major flooding as surging waters that have inundated parts of Missouri and Illinois head south down the Mississippi river. Heavy rainfall at the end of December, the largest deluge since May 2011, has caused the Mississippi, Meramec and Missouri rivers to burst their banks. In some areas, the Mississippi is 40ft above its flood mark, causing at least 24 deaths in several states. Most of the deaths have been caused by people attempting to drive through...

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Residents along Mississippi River prepare for flood crest

2016-01-04 19:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Officials along the lower Mississippi River prepared on Monday for the swollen river to reach its peak in their area, expecting levees to provide protection after flooding killed dozens of people as it pushed downriver toward the Gulf of Mexico. The crest is currently at the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in Cairo, Illinois, and it will take a couple weeks for the water to move to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, National Weather Service hydrologist Jeff Graschel said. The Mississippi River...

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