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Eight killed in Arkansas storms ... to work to fortify levees strained by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years.
The Mississippi River has breached or overtopped 23 levees so far this week, with 25 more seen at risk before its expected crest near St. Louis, Missouri, on Sunday. Thousands of hectars of prime farmland have been inundated. Bridges and highways have been swamped, factories shut down, water and power utilities damaged, and the earnings of railroads, farmers, and numerous other businesses disrupted. Twenty-four deaths have been blamed on the flooding and violent storms since late May. Another 40,000 people have been forced from their homes.
(Deutsche Welle)
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