Guest guest Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Missouri flooding keeps sandbaggers busy POSTED: 10:15 a.m. EDT, May 11, 2007 KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) -- Levee breaks along the Missouri River flooded farms, highways and railroad tracks and left homes surrounded by water as flooding that's inundated the region was expected to peak in some spots this weekend. Near-record flood levels dropped in parts of Missouri, but rose in northwest and central parts of the state, as worried residents removed valuables from their homes and filled sandbags to protect river communities. A barge from Glasgow, about 75 road miles from Jefferson City, got loose on the Missouri River and was headed toward the capital Friday morning. Police were preparing to shut down the Highway 63 bridge in Jefferson City to let it pass. The Missouri State Water Patrol was chasing the barge after corralling another, larger barge, which housed a defunct restaurant, near Arrow Rock early Friday. Inmates from St. Joseph prison and National Guard members filled sandbags to try to protect a water treatment plant, schools and an ethanol plant near Craig, where the Missouri River dropped a few inches Thursday. The water got within "a hillbilly's whisker from going over in several places," Holt County Sheriff Kirby Felumb said Thursday. Rivers breached or topped dozens of levees across the state, officials said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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