Dozens killed in Vietnam floods
Saturday, August 9th, 2008At least 62 are killed and dozens missing after a tropical storm hit northern Vietnam.
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Floods strip Midwest of valuable topsoil
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Now farmers and environmentalists are at odds over what to do with erosion-prone land — take their chances planting crops on marginal land in hopes of good yields and high grain prices, or plant trees, native grasses or ground cover that act as a natural flood buffer.
Losses sink in in Midwest flooding
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Farmhouses appear to float on lakes, and farmers use boats to get to their barns. Businesses are shuttered as flooded roadways cut off customers. Rail lines, factories, river locks are shut down. Homeowners, who watched and waited and prayed, have seen dreams drowned.
After flood, smelly sandbags remain
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
When Mayor Jo Anne Smiley looks down Washington Street at the soggy fortress of sandbags protecting her town, she knows it’s a view she will have to get used to.
Worshippers thankful river is cresting
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
The faithful gathered for church services Sunday in towns hard-hit by flooding along the Mississippi River, and many found comfort in word that the river apparently was hitting its high point.
Floods ease, but cleanup just starts
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
The worst Midwest flooding in 15 years eased on Saturday after the swollen Mississippi River crested in St. Louis, but the cleanup and counting the costs were only beginning.
Floodwaters breed hidden dangers
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Now that the waters are beginning to recede after this month’s devastating floods in the Midwest, state and federal officials are warning of a widespread secondary risk from dangerous bacteria and disease-bearing mosquitoes.
Tentative sigh of relief in Clarksville
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Residents of Clarksville, Mo., were growing more confident Friday that an emergency sandbag levee would protect the historic town against the flooding Mississippi River. But they weren’t ready to declare victory just yet, msnbc.com’s Mike Stuckey reports.
More levees in danger along Mississippi
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
At least 21 levees along the Mississippi River are in danger of overtopping over the next few days, the Army Corps of Engineers warned Wednesday.
