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Floods shrink towns along Mississippi deepen Midwest decline
West Alton Missouri and nearby river towns face population loss as repeated floods intensify economic hardship. The AP, with First Street data, notes 30 percent higher out-migration than the nation, with closures, depopulated blocks, and fires in abandoned homes. Experts tie climate-driven flooding to shifting industries and aging infrastructures.
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