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Officials: 30 Levees Along Mississippi River Could Overflow

HeadlineJun 19, 2008

Federal officials are predicting as many as thirty levees could overflow this week as flooding continues along the Mississippi River in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. The Army Corps of Engineers says twenty levees have already been topped by floodwaters. President Bush is scheduled to visit Iowa today.

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