Record rainfall floods Southeast Missouri, prompting dozens of rescues
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Heavy rainfall across southeastern Missouri produced a record flood along the Black River—reaching 28.7 feet in a 1-in-1,000-year event—triggering dozens of rescues, a state of emergency, and road closures as crews search for people who entered floodwaters while recovery operations continue amid dangerous conditions.
- Dozens rescued in southeastern Missouri as 1-in-1,000-year rainfall triggers catastrophic flooding CNN
- LIVE UPDATES: Widespread flash flooding, water rescues underway in southeast Missouri FOX 2
- All children are safe and accounted for at Camp Taum Sauk as flash flooding hits southeast Missouri KSDK
- MSHP: Rescue boat overturns after hitting underwater cable KFVS12
- Watch: Drone reveals devastating flash flooding sweeping through southeastern Missouri with more rain to come FOX Weather
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