Flood Evacuations In Midwest, Tornadoes In Arkansas

Flood evacuations in Midwest, tornadoes in Arkansas

ST. LOUIS, Mo (Reuters) - A tornado destroyed 50 to 80 houses and killed at least one person in an Arkansas town on Monday, while a warning of imminent failure for a levee on the Black River in southeast Missouri prompted the mandatory evacuation of about 1,000 people.

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