Rain hampers divers’ search
From Times Wire Reports
Divers looking for five people still missing since the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis were hampered Saturday because heavy rain had strengthened the current in the Mississippi River.
Overnight thunderstorms dropped as much as 2 inches of rain on the region, making the river dangerous for divers around the twisted bridge wreckage, a Navy spokesman said.
Divers were back in the water by 11 a.m., but coordinators had a wary eye on the skies.
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