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Army Corps Preps to Blast Levee to Save Town; Legal Tussle Looms

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- As ominous as a floating hearse, twin barges creep up the Mississippi River carrying a payload of explosives bound for southeast Missouri and a levee facing the prospect of being sacrificed to spare a flood-threatened Illinois town just upriver. The Army Corps of Engineers' tugboat-shoved shipments...

Floodwaters Threaten to Overrun Midwest Levees

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Floodwaters threatened earthen levees protecting thousands of homes in the nation's midsection Tuesday, rising so fast in some places that panicked residents didn't have time to pile up sandbags. Storms have unleashed more than a foot of rain across the region, and the forecast offered little hope for...

N.D. Town Hopes Aging Dam Can Hold Back River

BURLINGTON, N.D. - Some residents in a development along the bloated Des Lacs River brushed off warnings to evacuate ahead of a possible dam break, choosing to stay behind and shore up or pump out their homes. About 30 homes in the small town of Burlington near Minot, in northwest North Dakota, were at risk of severe...

Red River Valley Flood Fight Shifts North of Fargo

FARGO, N.D. - The Red River Valley flood fight shifted Sunday from the cities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., to rural areas north of the north-flowing river, which crested Saturday night in Fargo at its fourth highest level in recorded history. Fargo officials said the metropolitan area appears to be in good shape, but...

Southern Thailand Floods Trigger Deadly Landslides [VIDEO]

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Thunder Bay Declared A Disaster Area Following Flood

City council made the declaration at an impromptu meeting Wednesday night in the wake of a an unprecedented flood that left the city in a state of emergency.

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Oregon Tsunami Drill Planned In Response To 2011 Japan Tragedy

Thousands of people in three Oregon coastal communities are holding their first tsunami evacuation drill, stirred to action by the 2011 tsunami that devastated coastal towns in Japan.

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Floods Hit Montreal, Shut Down Parts Of Metro

A potent rainstorm has flooded multiple parts of Montreal, turning some streets into miniature canals and causing a quasi-shutdown of the city's subway system.

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The Start of Hurricane Season and Quick Drive-by Levee Inspections

On the first day of Hurricane Season, June 1, a certain unease creeps into the city of New Orleans.

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Beryl Storm Flooding Poses Risk To Florida And South Carolina Coasts

Residents along the Southeast coast were warned of possible flooding Tuesday from former Tropical Storm Beryl that left up to 10 inches of rain in northern Florida and was moving northeastward before heading back toward the coast and into the Atlantic.

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06/03/12 Rain tops 5 inches, shuts roads in area towns Source: Morning Sentinel - Waterville ME The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings across much of Maine and parts of New Hampshire as heavy rains continue falling across the region.
06/03/12 Cedar Rapids' flood work turns to sewer project Source: The Courier - Waterloo-Cedar Falls IA Cedar Rapids is taking flood work underground with a massive sewer project.
06/03/12 Coastal flood warning for Maine Source: Farmington Sentinel - Farmington ME Several inches of rain are expected, as well as an astronomical high tide, a foot above normal.
06/03/12 Flood warnings issued in Maine, NH Source: Boston.com GRAY, Maineâ The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings across much of Maine and parts of New Hampshire as heavy rains continue falling across the region.
06/03/12 Wild weather causes havoc, cuts road in Queensland Source: Seven News Ltd Queensland Police are warning motorists that floodwaters have cut the Landsborough Highway between Blackall and Tambo in the state's central west.

Background on floods

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.

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