A historic rainfall event has left communities across several Missouri counties underwater and prompted water rescues, including an evacuation of a summer camp.
A person looks on from the wrecked foundation of Million Bible Church on June 28 in Richmond, Ky. A day earlier, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Kentucky, which has seen severe weather for weeks.
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Heavy rainfall and widespread flooding battered parts of Missouri on Friday, forcing the helicopter evacuations of more than 200…
The unaccounted for campers in Reynolds County, Missouri, “have been located and rescued,” Reynolds County Sheriff Caleb McCoy…
More than 200 people at Camp Taum Sauk in Missouri, were rescued after 6 to 12 inches of rain fell along the Taum Sauk Reservoir.
Heavy flooding in southeast Missouri rescued hundreds of people, while one woman remains missing after her home was swept away.
The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for the area, which got between 6 and 12 inches (15 and 30 centimeters)…
State mutual aid was requested after dispatchers reported stranded campers climbing into trees to escape rising waters
