June 13, 2019
Kevin Jones, assistant chief of the Prairie du Rocher Volunteer Fire Department, takes a break after joining volunteers dealing with flooding problems along the Mississippi River.
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STATESIDE: Midwest monsoons signal disaster ahead
A Noah’s Ark situation is developing in the US midwest and the rest of the country is now starting to pay fairly close attention. Flooding from monsoon rains is plaguing agricultural and livestock farmers throughout the lower Mississippi and Arkansas River valleys, and thousands of other rural businesses are suffering. The month of May was the wettest ever in large parts of the US and the Mississippi River is reported to be cresting this week above St. Louis at its second highest level on record.
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