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Updated · First Alert 4 · Jul 10

Reynolds County Rescuers Search for 10-17 After Campground Collapse in Missouri Floodwaters

Updated

Updated · First Alert 4 · Jul 10

Reynolds County Rescuers Search for 10-17 After Campground Collapse in Missouri Floodwaters

2 articles · Updated · First Alert 4 · Jul 10

A Reynolds County campground building collapsed into floodwaters Friday afternoon, and rescuers were searching for 10 to 17 people believed to have been swept into the water.
More than 90 residents, campers and motorists had already been rescued by 2:30 p.m. as rapidly rising water overwhelmed parts of the county.
Overnight storms dumped 5 to 9 inches of rain across Iron and Reynolds counties, prompting a National Weather Service flash flood emergency and warnings of another 1 to 3 inches.
The flooding also crippled rescue and transport efforts: two rescue boats capsized without serious injuries, roads closed under 4 to 5 feet of water, and Missouri reported highway collapses.

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With rescue boats failing in swift currents, are emergency crews prepared for future superstorms?

Will homes and campgrounds destroyed by the flood be rebuilt in the same high-risk zones?

As '1000-year' floods become common, how will Missouri prevent the next catastrophic infrastructure collapse?

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