Stranded campers among hundreds rescued from historic Missouri flooding after ‘1-in-1,000-year event’ dumps a foot of rain
Hundreds of people, including young campers, were rescued across Missouri on Friday after flash flooding caused by a once-in-a-thousand deluge turned rivers into raging torrents. A series of thunderstorms dumped 6 to 12 inches of rain across southeast Missouri, in what officials described as a once-in-1,000-year rainfall event. Historic heavy rains overnight prompted Gov. Mike … Read more