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More Flooding Ravages Midwest

Ohio governor declares state of emergency as waters rise

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 23, 2007 7:02 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Ohio towns were turned into lakes as some of the worst flooding in a century spread across the Midwest yesterday, displacing hundreds of people, reports the AP. Locals in the town on Findlay, Ohio, not far from the Indiana border, navigated the submerged streets in canoes as firefighters and volunteers rescued stranded residents. The Ohio governor has declared a state of emergency for nine of the state's counties.

Further west in Iowa, thunderstorms continued to pummel a region already drenched by rain. Emergency personnel evacuated residents of homes along the Des Moines River and built levees as the water rose to four feet above flood stage. Flooding in the area has claimed 22 lives this summer.

Streets are shown surrounded by floodwaters Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, in Findlay, Ohio. Firefighters and a volunteer armada navigated boats through streets awash in waist-deep water Wednesday, plucking neighbors and pets from porches as flooding that has swamped the Upper Midwest and Plains settled in Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Streets are shown surrounded by floodwaters Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, in Findlay, Ohio. Firefighters and a volunteer armada navigated boats through streets awash in waist-deep water Wednesday, plucking...   (Associated Press)
Rescue crew cruise down on flooded streets Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 in Findlay, Ohio. Firefighters and a volunteer armada navigated boats through streets awash in waist-deep water Wednesday, plucking neighbors and pets from porches as flooding that has swamped the Upper Midwest and Plains settled in Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Rescue crew cruise down on flooded streets Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 in Findlay, Ohio. Firefighters and a volunteer armada navigated boats through streets awash in waist-deep water Wednesday, plucking...   (Associated Press)
Vehicles sit on a flooded street Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, following heavy rains that caused flooding in Findlay, Ohio. Flooding remained a problem Wednesday in parts of northern Ohio, keeping streets closed, schools shut down and residents waiting things out in shelters. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)
Vehicles sit on a flooded street Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, following heavy rains that caused flooding in Findlay, Ohio. Flooding remained a problem Wednesday in parts of northern Ohio, keeping streets...   (Associated Press)
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