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Damaging major flooding in Illinois as Mississippi River crests

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Wunderground.com- 4/23/13, Dr. Jeff Masters

 

Figure 1. Thursday, April 18, 2013: Aerial photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the dam in Marseilles, Ill., after seven barges broke free from a tow and came to rest against the dam. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class John Schleicher.)

 

Flooding Rainfall in Buenos Aires results in at least 54 deaths

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Wunderground.com- 4/3/13, Christopher Burt

 


Torrential rainfall associated with heavy thunderstorms resulted in flash floods that have killed at least 54 in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. Press reports claim that up to 400 mm (16”) of rain deluged the town of La Plata in the space of just two to three hours early on Wednesday morning (April 3rd).

 

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