Mississippi River Flooding Nearing 1993 Records in Some Locations and Disaster Could Last Weeks
At a Glance Water levels in some places along the Mississippi River are approaching 1993 record levels.Twenty-eight levee breaches have been reported across Missouri and more than 400 roads closed as a result of the floodingNorth of St. Louis, dams and locks are shut down as water levels reach the second-highest levels ever recorded in some areas. The Arkansas River is cresting Tuesday in Little Rock at its highest level since 1945. Flooding along several swollen major Midwest rivers continued...