Mississippi flood crests but all clear not yet reached
Flood waters recede in Minnesota and Wisconsin while St. Louis reports cresting at 46.9 feet and dropping. Des Moines remains without running water as residents improperly use taps. A bridge between Keokuk and Hamilton reopens, becoming the only passable crossing for 200 miles amid continued high water and multi-state damage totals.
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Ly Stephanie Nano
Associated Press
Mississippi River
Des Moines
Iowa
Midwest
Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Mississippi
Tom Dietrich
National Weather Service
Dubuque
Ohio River
Kansans Brace for More Floods From Lake Releases
Evacuations occurred around Fort Riley as Turtle Creek and Milford Lakes released flood-crest levels. Army Corps warned floods along the Kansas and Republican rivers with water attention shifting to rainfall. Volunteers formed sandbag lines in Manhattan while Red Cross operated an emergency shelter at Kansas State University.
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Fort Riley
Manhattan
Junction City
Turtle Creek Lake
Milford Lake
U.S. Army Camps of Engineers
Corps
Kansas River
Republican River
Big Blue River
Larry Crump
Pat Collins
Riley County
Pottawatomie County
Kansas State University
David
Larissa Wright
Wright
Red Cross
King Crawford
Collins
Roger Maughmer
Halstead
Kansas
Arkansas
Ed Furlong
Gawkers Crept In On Flood Victims At Bonots Mill
In Bonots Mill Missouri two women photographed flood scenes from a car while traffic stalled. Residents like Ginny Thoenen and John Schwartze complain sightseers worsen hardship by staring and offering no help. Local shopkeeper Tom Pullin notes repeated disruption as the Missouri Osage flood spreads through a small town near the Missouri and Osage confluence.
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Bonnots Mill
Ginny Thoenen
Thoenen
Midwest
Tom Pullin
Missouri
Osage
Jefferson City
Mercy Hospital Delivers Ten Babies Amid Iowa Floods
Des Moines Mercy Hospital faced flood chaos as Raccoon and Des Moines rivers cut water and power. Ten babies were delivered by Caesarean and flashlights, with non emergency surgeries canceled and dialysis patients relocated. Alabama National Guard purification units restored water, enabling a return toward normal.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Mary Biggs
Iowa City
Mercy
Alabama National Guard
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Cairo, Ill
Ohio
Keokuk
Hamilton
Mississipppi
Davenport, Iowa
John Schwartze
Vacation Bible School
First United Methodist Church
Peter Rock
United
Hickory
Shelter
Bob Culver
Oan South Nain
Ottawa
Gary and
Linda
Yardley
Specia Cheasee
McDonald's
Princeton
Carrier
Ospawa
Nenal Vbop Ved
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