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Oklahoma man dies in floodwaters as rains persist
A 67 year old Oklahoma man was swept to death when his car stalled in a four foot flood channel near Duncan after days of heavy rain. A passenger remained missing as rescuers paused after darkness. Storms spanned Illinois Missouri and Nebraska with National Guard called up in Illinois. Communities prepared with sandbags along the Missouri and Illinois rivers and towns across the region faced rising waters and evacuations.
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Connie Thompson
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Sheila Dusterhaus
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