Rare winter flooding in Missouri and Illinois
The High Ridge Fire Department rescues stranded residents and pets along the Meremac River in Eureka, Mo.
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Homes are surrounded by floodwater in Pacific, Mo.
(Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)
The swollen Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
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Rescue personnel stage operations on a flooded road in West Alton, Mo.
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Firefighters spray water across a makeshift levee in downtown Alton, Ill.
(John Badman / The (Alton, Ill.) Telegraph)
People stand on a hill to get a better look at floodwater from the Bourbeuse River Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Union, Mo. Flooding across Missouri has forced the closure of hundreds of roads and threatened homes.
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Volunteers form a human chain as they help load sandbags Tuesday in St. Louis.
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Against a gray winter sky, volunteers use shovels atop a pile of sand as they help fill sandbags in St. Louis.
(Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)