"Rain-swollen rivers across Missouri were still rising on Wednesday, with widespread flooding forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people, closing part of a major interstate highway and threatening to wash out scores of structures.

At least 13 people have died in Missouri since the weekend, when days of downpours from a massive winter storm system triggered the worst flooding in two decades, Governor Jay Nixon said.

'It's very clear that Missouri is in the midst of a very historic and dangerous flooding event,' Nixon said during a Tuesday news conference."

Victoria Cavaliere reports for Reuters December 30, 2015. [2]

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