Several areas in Missouri were bracing for record-level flood
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Residents warily watched as rivers continued
to rise Thursday from heavy storms that dumped as much as a foot of
rain in the Midwest and left behind more than a dozen deaths.
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Two vehicles sit partially submerged in floodwaters in Marion,
Illinois, on Wednesday.
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Although the first day of spring brought much-needed sunshine Thursday
to Ohio and other states, authorities warned that many rivers would
crest well above flood stage in the next several days.
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The death toll rose to at least 14 with the death of a woman whose car
was swept away by floodwaters near the southwest Ohio city of
Wilmington on Wednesday. The woman had clung to a
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rescued but died a short time later at a hospital.
Government forecasters osvaldodani...@telecomitalia.it said
this week's floods are just a taste of things to come, as record
rainfall and melting snow packs will continue to
osvaldodani...@telecomitalia.it cause rivers to overflow in
large areas of the country.
The National Weather Service's flood forecast, released Thursday, said
flooding danger is high this spring for much of the Mississippi River
basin, the Ohio River basin, the lower Missouri River basin,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, most of New York, all of New England and
portions of the West, including Colorado and Idaho.
Many areas remained flooded Thursday. Video Watch road, farm after
flood passed through »
Drivers trying to reach downtown Columbus, Ohio, from the south were
being detoured off heavily traveled U.S. 23 because its northbound
lanes were flooded at Interstate 270.
About 4 miles of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70, a major east-
west highway, were closed due to high water in central Ohio's Licking
County but reopened by late morning.
President Bush declared a major disaster in Missouri on Wednesday
night and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery
efforts in areas affected by flooding. Seventy counties and the city
of St. Louis also are eligible for federal funding for emergency
protective measures. Video Watch stranded truck pulled from
floodwaters »
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Several areas in Missouri were bracing for record-level flood surges
expected to hit Friday and Saturday. Authorities were straining to
keep pace with some of the worst flooding to hit their region in
decades.
The National Weather Service forecast record flooding along the
Meramec River near St. Louis. Some residents had been evacuated
Thursday. The Black, Big and St. Francis rivers in southeastern
Missouri also were expected to see significant flooding.
The town of Fenton put out a call for volunteers to help put down
sandbags against the floodwaters Thursday. Gov. Matt Blunt said cities
can count on the state for help, as he activated the Missouri National
Guard.
"Missourians should know that we are doing everything
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osvaldodani...@telecomitalia.it within our power to provide
state resources to communities in need," Blunt said. Read tips on how
to survive in a flood » osvaldodani...@telecomitalia.it
Much of Ohio was under a flood warning Thursday, with some areas
cautioned to watch for flash floods. Most of southwest Ohio had
received more than 4 inches of rain, and officials in Butler County
declared a state of emergency because of the rising waters.