'Historic' flooding in Missouri and Illinois leaves at least 18 dead
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Water levels are expected to exceed those of the catastrophic 1993 floods as the National Guard is called in, roads are closed and sewage leaks into waterways
Missouri has been engulfed by "historic and dangerous" flooding with water levels expected to crest at record levels in the coming days following a severe storm that has wreaked devastation throughout the southern and midwest United States.
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