Flood Danger Moving Downstream
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Flood crests moved downstream across the Midwest Monday, allowing people to return to some of the thousands of flooded houses from Oklahoma to Illinois. But other communities were threatened as runoff from as much as two feet of rain flowed toward the Mississippi River.
A new levee break in Missouri flooded two trailer parks, and National Guardsmen were sent to help evacuate them.
During more than a week of flooding, perhaps 48,000 people were forced to flee their homes at one time or another. Evacuees were estimated to number 30,000 in Oklahoma, 15,000 in Illinois, 1,000 in Missouri and 1,500 to 2,000 in Kansas.
At least eight deaths have been attributed to floods in the region.
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