FloodsNews and information about flooding rain.Mexican Official Retracts Plane Crash Statement; Search Continues- September 17, 2008 Earlier Tuesday evening, a Mexican governor issued a statement saying searchers discovered the wreckage of a plane carrying U.S. and Mexican officials on an aerial inspection of Rio Grande Flooding had been ...http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/28487179.html Frustration growing for powerless residents- September 17, 2008 DENNY SIMMONS Courier & Press James Hughes, left, and Lynn Weathers, second from right, and their seven children have been without power since Sunday's windstorm blew through the area.http://www.courierpress.com/news/2008/sep/16/frustration-growing-for-powerless-residents/?... Great Lakes: Overflowing hypocrisy- September 17, 2008 Chicago politicians were quick to jump on Milwaukee when heavy rains in May 2004 led to the discharge of 1.7 billion gallons of partially treated sewage into Lake Michigan.http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=795607 WGN Radio- September 17, 2008 Floodwaters continued to surge downstream, leaving residents along the Illinois River warily eyeing the rising water while those in some northern Illinois communities began cleaning up a wet, stinky mess.http://wgnradio.com/index.php?id=44600&task=view&Itemid=1 Corps cuts releases from Missouri River reservoirs- September 17, 2008 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says releases from large Missouri River reservoirs are being cut to ease downstream flooding.http://www.beatricedailysun.com/articles/2008/09/16/ap-state-ne/d937v6003.txt Flood forces parts of Texas border town to empty - FOX News- September 17, 2008 PRESIDIO, Texas The rain-swollen Rio Grande began sloshing over a levee near this border town Tuesday, and officials cleared everyone from low-lying areas as they awaited a deluge they said was inevitable. "There's nothing we can do. The water is ...http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Sep16/0,4670,BorderFlood,00.html Rio Grande expected to top levees, rush into parts of Texas border ... - Newsday- September 17, 2008 PRESIDIO, Texas (AP) _ The rain-swollen Rio Grande began sloshing over a levee near this border town Tuesday, and officials cleared everyone from low-lying areas as they awaited a deluge they said was inevitable. "There's nothing we can do. The water ...http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ats-ap-border-floodsep16,0,4809871.story Ike resurrects river flooding fears across Midwest - San Diego Union-Tribune- September 16, 2008 ST. LOUIS Just a few months after near-record flooding across the Midwest, roads in the region were under water again Tuesday and more than 1 million people were without power thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Ike. The old-timers knew it was ...http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20080916-1447-severeweather.html More Midwest flooding - Newschannel5.tv- September 16, 2008 ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) - People in towns along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers are readying for another round of flooding. Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ike could cause moderate flooding from Hannibal, Missouri south to the convergence of ...http://www.newschannel5.tv/News/Other/998236/More-Midwest-flooding Coping with flooding and preparing for the future - Pekin Daily Times- September 16, 2008 PEKIN - The rain is gone, but it has left some problems behind for some homeowners. Water's going to seek the lowest level it can go to, said retired plumber Cary Robinson. It doesn't care if it's in your house or in the sewer. Homes can ...http://www.pekintimes.com/articles/2008/09/16/news/news686.txt |