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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Broken levees along the Mississippi River caused flooding over 51,000 acres of farmlands in Illinois districts, affecting livestock feed supplies. Army engineers prepared aid for isolated Grand Towers. Rain continued as the river crest passed Chester.
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ST. LOUIS, May 2. (UP)-The Mississippi river dropped slowly here Tuesday as levees continued to crumble and let the record flood spread over fertile farmlands where livestock already was suffering from a shortage of feed.
A levee collapsed near Aldridge, Ill., letting the flood waters race across 51,000 acres in the Preston, Clear Creek, East Cape Girardeau, Miller Pond, and North Alexander levee districts.
Army engineers prepared to send food by boat to Grand Towers, Ill., which they said would be isolated by the swirling flood waters.
The muddy current swept through Weir and McClure, Ill.
Rain fell in the flood area again as the crest of the river passed Chester, Ill.
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St. Louis, Illinois
Event Date
May 2
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flood waters spread over 51,000 acres of farmlands in preston, clear creek, east cape girardeau, miller pond, and north alexander levee districts; livestock suffering from feed shortage; grand towers to be isolated
Event Details
Levees crumbled allowing record Mississippi River flood to inundate fertile farmlands near Aldridge, Ill.; river dropped slowly in St. Louis on Tuesday; flood swept through Weir and McClure, Ill.; rain fell as crest passed Chester, Ill.; Army engineers to send food by boat to Grand Towers, Ill.