Midwest Residents Brace Against Flooding

More rain is coming

Reason Staff | 4.23.2013 2:20 PM

A tiny, flood-prone community breathed easier Tuesday after shoring up a makeshift levee holding back the rain-swollen Mississippi River. Other Midwest communities scrambled to fend off waterways that threatened to overflow as more storms marched through the region.

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Midwest Residents Brace Against Flooding

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