Swollen Missouri River spurs new evacuations
Monday, June 20th, 2011 Auto Catastrophe PropertyThe swollen Missouri River washed over and punched through levees in northwestern Missouri early Sunday, spurring authorities to urge about 250 nearby residents to leave their homes. The river breached levees at two points overnight and overtopped them at two others near Corning, Missouri, about 100 miles north of Kansas City, the Holt County Sheriff’s Department reported. Most residents had already cleared out due to voluntary evacuation calls, but authorities went door-to-door early Sunday to...
External References & Further Reading
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/06/19/missouri.flooding/index.html?hpt=us_c2
