Homes Flood as Missouri River Overtops, Breaches Levees

Homes Flood as Missouri River Overtops, Breaches Levees
A road is covered with floodwater from the Pecatonica River in Freeport, Illinois, on March 18, 2019. Scott Oslon/Getty Images
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Hundreds of homes flooded in several Midwestern states after rivers breached at least a dozen levees following heavy rain and snowmelt in the region, authorities said Monday, March 18, while warning that the flooding was expected to linger.

Residents stand in the Bellwood Lakes neighborhood, much of the area was heavily impacted by flooding along the Platte River Bellwood, Neb., on March 18, 2019. (Brendan Sullivan/The World-Herald/AP)
Residents stand in the Bellwood Lakes neighborhood, much of the area was heavily impacted by flooding along the Platte River Bellwood, Neb., on March 18, 2019. Brendan Sullivan/The World-Herald/AP