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Small towns face flood toll across Iowa and Midwest
Oakville Iowa and countless small communities brace as the Mississippi rises threatening levees and farms. Bethany Frank helps sandbag while her home floods. federal officials warn up to 30 levees may overflow as 24 lives are lost nationwide and damages exceed 1.5 billion in Iowa alone. The Mississippi river corridor remains closed for days as National Guard and Illinois river towns mobilize to protect fragile towns like Columbus Junction Palo New Hartford and Canton.
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