Floods in Iowa - crops damaged and evacuation mandatory

Iowa, the main corn producing state of United States of America, is flooded. The crops had been damaged severely and thousands of people were forced to evacuate to safer grounds. Mandatory evacuation orders had been issued for residents of Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and other unnamed Iowa cities. The floods were caused by storms. Other states including South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana were also affected by floods. Authorities are predicting record water levels there...

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Floods Iowa danaged crops evacuation

stub!--At least 24,000 people have been forced from their homes in Iowa by flooding, which has also severely damaged crops in America's main corn state.Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders as Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and other Iowa cities were partly deluged.The disaster was triggered by storms blamed for at least nine deaths in the US Midwest this week.South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana have also been affected.Barack Obama helps fill sandbags at Quincy,...

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