An impoverished town in Illinois has had its flood insurance revoked by the Federal Government. Now the floods are coming. And don't even talk about earthquakes
The Mississippi River claimed new tracts of farmland overnight north of St. Louis, Missouri, as officials warned that the swollen river could breach four or five more levees Thursday around the Gateway City.
Carrying the painful lessons of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush
said on a tour of Midwest flooding on Thursday that he is listening
to small-town concerns and understands the exhaustion of
rescuers
Congress is moving quickly to rush emergency disaster to the
flood-ravaged Midwest as it tries to put the finishing touches on a
long-stalled Iraq war funding bill
Residents of this small town in Illinois, like many others who live along the banks of the surging Mississippi River, raced against the clock Tuesday to erect a makeshift levee as rising floodwaters threatened.
An impoverished town in Illinois has had its flood insurance revoked by the Federal Government. Now the floods are coming. And don't even talk about earthquakes
The Mississippi River claimed new tracts of farmland overnight north of St. Louis, Missouri, as officials warned that the swollen river could breach four or five more levees Thursday around the Gateway City.
Carrying the painful lessons of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush
said on a tour of Midwest flooding on Thursday that he is listening
to small-town concerns and understands the exhaustion of
rescuers
Congress is moving quickly to rush emergency disaster to the
flood-ravaged Midwest as it tries to put the finishing touches on a
long-stalled Iraq war funding bill
Residents of this small town in Illinois, like many others who live along the banks of the surging Mississippi River, raced against the clock Tuesday to erect a makeshift levee as rising floodwaters threatened.
The Cedar River poured over its banks here Thursday, forcing the evacuation of nearly 4,000 homes, causing a railroad bridge to collapse and leaving cars underwater on downtown streets.
The Cedar River poured over its banks here Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes, causing a railroad bridge to collapse and leaving cars underwater on downtown streets
Inmates in black-and-white striped uniforms were rescued from jail by boat Wednesday as Iowa's raging Cedar River flooded a small city's downtown and forced evacuations in another town downstream. On the East Coast, officials revealed THAT the weekend heat wave had claimed 17 lives.
Rising rivers wiped out an Iowa railroad bridge Tuesday, flooded Illinois farmland and forced residents along the Mississippi River to prepare for what could be the worst flooding in 15 years.
Engineers and National Guard teams examined dams across this storm-deluged state Tuesday looking for signs of damage from the high water that led to the major collapse that nearly emptied Lake Delton
Severe storms with heavy rains, high winds and lightning swept across the Midwest to the East Coast on Sunday, flooding towns from Iowa to Michigan, threatening levees and leaving at least eight people dead.
Severe storms that have brought heavy rain, snow and high winds to California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado claimed their first victim and probably triggered a levee break Saturday.
Britain's Environment Agency reduced the number of flood warnings for eastern England Friday morning and declared the worst was over after a storm surge, which had been forecast to cause heavy flooding, peaked at lower-than-expected levels.
Another round of thunderstorms brought more rain and a flash-flood warning to an already deluged southwestern Wisconsin on Monday, forcing residents below four dams to evacuate.
The worst flooding in almost a century forced hundreds of people from their homes in the upper Midwest, while more dangerous weather caused new misery and disruptions in the region Thursday.
A powerful storm system that swamped the upper Midwest and killed at least six people moved into Ohio on Tuesday as weary Minnesota residents returned to their water-logged homes.
Water-weary residents across the Midwest began counting their losses Tuesday as damage estimates from this weekend's deadly flash floods climbed into the tens of millions. The rain moved into Ohio, where roads flooded, schools canceled classes and residents were rescued from flooded homes by boats.
Rivers swollen to record levels by days of heavy rain inched higher in parts of the southern Plains on Monday, keeping people from returning to ruined homes
As an oncoming nor'easter dumped heavy rains along the mid-Atlantic coast, Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged New Yorkers to use mass transit Monday and take other precautions.
Ernesto, downgraded to a tropical depression, flooded roads and closed schools as it moved across North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. It was linked to at least six deaths.
Residents in northeast Pennsylvania and New York are breathing sighs of relief Friday after flood walls and levees held their own against flooding that has killed at least 14 people in four states.
Levees contained the swollen Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania, enabling thousands of evacuees to head back home Thursday, while the Delaware River threatened the southeastern part of the state.
At least 10 people were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the U.S. Northeast as major rivers and their tributaries overflowed their banks Wednesday.
Frustrated by a lack of progress in rebuilding the state's levees, a Louisiana Democrat threatened Wednesday to block President Bush's appointments requiring Senate confirmation until "significant progress" is made toward restoring the flood protection damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August.
Floodwaters from heavy rain and melting snow broke through three flood control dams in southern Austria, forcing hundreds of residents to be evacuated and leaving hundreds of homes underwater in nearby towns, Austrian officials said.
The death toll from heavy flooding across parts of China this month has risen to 567, according to Chinese authorities quoted by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
The death toll from heavy flooding across parts of China this month has risen to 536, according to Chinese authorities quoted by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
Residents of a flood-ravaged coastal town in southwestern England are waiting to hear if they can return to their homes as more torrential rain is expected.
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