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Rare winter flooding in Missouri and Illinois

The High Ridge Fire Department rescues stranded residents and pets along the Meremac River in Eureka, Mo.

The High Ridge Fire Department rescues stranded residents and pets along the Meremac River in Eureka, Mo.

  (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)

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Illinois’ governor declared disasters in seven counties and Missouri’s governor activated the National Guard to help divert traffic from submerged roads. At least 20 deaths over several days in Missouri and Illinois were blamed on the flooding.

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Homes are surrounded by floodwater in Pacific, Mo.

  (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

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The swollen Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

  (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

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Rescue personnel stage operations on a flooded road in West Alton, Mo.

  (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

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Firefighters spray water across a makeshift levee in downtown Alton, Ill.

  (John Badman / The (Alton, Ill.) Telegraph)

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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.

  (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

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Volunteers form a human chain as they help load sandbags Tuesday in St. Louis.

  (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press)

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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)

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