Rain Punishes Midwest
Thousands of people have been flooded out of their homes because of heavy rain across the Midwest. The storm's death toll recently rose when three people were electrocuted by lightning in Madison, Wisconsin.
In one Ohio county alone, more than 700 homes were severely damaged or destroyed by flooding. In Iowa, three subdivisions along the Des Moines River near Fort Dodge had to be evacuated, and crews used rocks and sandbags to shore up a levee that had begun to give way.
Thousands of homes across the upper Midwest have already been damaged by the week of heavy rain and flooding. A survey by the American Red Cross in Minnesota identified about 4,200 affected homes, including 256 complete losses. Preliminary damage reports in Wisconsin indicated 731 homes and 32 businesses were damaged, and 30 homes and 25 businesses were destroyed.
August 23, 2007 11:48 AM | Category: Flood