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Flood-stricken towns across Ohio valley overflow with rising rivers
Reports from Mapisos Indiana Milton Kentucky and nearby locales detail rivers rising at alarming rates. Cities like Cincinnati Louisville and Cleveland face inundation with streets and basements flooded many trains halted and relief efforts underway. A baby rescued from a floating house and aid campaigns coord in Newport and Evansville highlight the scale of the crisis.
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Mapisos
Ind
Milton
Kentucky
Crooked Creek
Springdale Cemetery
Walnut Street
Carrollton
Louisville
Ohio
Iver
Lawrenceburg
Guilford
Wueretine
W. Va
Newport Bridge
Nashville
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Bee Line Road
Stock Yards
Winton Place
McLean Avenue
Fern Bank
Catholic Orphan Society
Newport
Matlan
W. H. Lafte
Citizens’ Relief Fund
Evansville
Gill
Wasmleton
Signal Service
Cairo
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Middle States
Fremont
Lake Shore Railway
Wasnxeton
Lighthouse Board
Ohio River
Livre Rock