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Mississippi River reopens as flooding wanes
(Reuters) Reuters - The Mississippi River, the most important U.S. commercial waterway, reopened to water navigation on Saturday after much of it was closed for nearly a month due to the worst flooding in 15 years. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Mississippi River reopens as flooding wanes CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Mississippi River, the most important U.S. commercial waterway, reopened to water navigation on Saturday after much of it was closed for nearly a month due to the worst flooding in 15 years. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Levees hold back cresting Mississippi River
(Reuters) Reuters - Walls and levees held back the cresting Mississippi River on Sunday as requests for government aid poured in from homeowners and businesses swamped by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Levees hold back cresting Mississippi River CAHOKIA, Illinois (Reuters) - Walls and levees held back the cresting Mississippi River on Sunday as requests for government aid poured in from homeowners and businesses swamped by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee - The Associated Press KPICMississippi River breaks through Illinois leveeThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoGULFPORT, Ill. (AP) - The rising Mississippi River broke through a levee Tuesday, forcing authorities to rescue about a half-dozen people by helicopter, boat and four-wheeler as floodwa Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Crews make progress on Mississippi River oil slick - CNN AFPCrews make progress on Mississippi River oil slickCNN - 1 hour agoNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Swift currents and bends in the river have helped in the cleanup of the oil spill that led to this week's closure of the Mississippi at New Orleans, a US Coast Guard off Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Mississippi Surges Over Nearly a Dozen Levees The swollen Mississippi River continued to spread destruction on Thursday, flooding vast areas of farmland. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi - The Associated Press WBTFlooding strands 100-plus barges on MississippiThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoWINFIELD, Mo. (AP) - The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap meta Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Flood shuts Mississippi River bridge Authorities closed a bridge connecting Illinois to Iowa over the swollen Mississippi River, as levees along the river were being topped with sandbags today to defend against rising water. The Great River Bridge on U.S. 34 has been closed, officials said. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Mississippi overflows levees, crops threatened
(Reuters) Reuters - The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least 12 more levees on Wednesday, as floodwaters swallowed up more U.S. farmland, adding to billion-dollar losses and feeding global food inflation fears. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Oil spill closes miles of Mississippi River The U.S. Coast Guard has closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans southward after a tanker and a barge collided, spilling more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil into the river. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi
(AP) AP - The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other products while shippers wait for the water to drop on the Big Muddy. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Mississippi overflows levees, crops threatened FORT MADISON, Iowa (Reuters) - The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least 12 more levees on Wednesday, as floodwaters swallowed up more U.S. farmland, adding to billion-dollar losses and feeding global food inflation fears. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Mississippi River breaks through Illinois levee
(AP) AP - The rising Mississippi River broke through a levee Tuesday, forcing authorities to rescue about a half-dozen people by helicopter, boat and four-wheeler as floodwaters moved south into Illinois and Missouri. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Mississippi River washes over levees Water spilled over two levees on the Mississippi River today, surging into west-central Illinois, covering fertile farmland and pushing residents from their homes, officials said. Stranded pigs sunned themselves atop a barn near Oakville, Iowa, with floodwaters lapping near the roof of the building. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River
(AP) AP - With a few days to go before the last stretch of the bloated Mississippi River reaches its crest, people toiled around the clock Monday to reinforce levees already strained and saturated from the pressure of the rising water. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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San Francisco zoo reopens after tiger killing - Reuters KIDKSan Francisco zoo reopens after tiger killingReuters - 1 hour agoBy Amanda Beck SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The San Francisco Zoo reopened on Thursday, nine days after an escaped 250-pound (113-kg) Siberian tiger killed one visitor and mauled two others before Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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2 boats collide on Mississippi; 18 hurt
(AP) AP - At least 18 people are injured after a boat carrying Louisiana prison employees collided with another vessel on the Mississippi River. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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More levees yield to Mississippi The Mississippi River spills over two more levees in the US Midwest, adding to the region's flood misery. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Barges allowed into Mississippi oil spill Two fuel barges were cleared Friday to enter Mississippi River waters that have been off-limits since a massive oil spill from a barge that collided with a tanker, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |