Missouri floods force mass helicopter evacuations from southeast camp
Heavy rain and flash floods in southeast Missouri led to the airlift evacuation of more than 200 campers and staff from Camp Taum Sauk by National Guard Black Hawk helicopters, while about 20 people were rescued after a campground building collapsed. Rescues continued along the Black River, a missing woman was reported in Crawford County, and several roads were impassable as authorities warned of worsening flooding. The governor declared a state of emergency and activated search-and-rescue crews; the Black River was expected to crest at a potential record height of more than 28 feet near Annapolis, with more rain forecast.
