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Jun 12, 2008 12:53 pm US/Central

Iowa Flooding Breaches Levee

 CBS News Interactive: Floods & Droughts

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) ― Nearly 4,000 homes have been evacuated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the state braces for more flooding following 5 inches of rain overnight.

Mandatory evacuation orders are in place as well for parts of Iowa City and Coralville. And forecasters are keeping a wary eye on the confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers in downtown Des Moines.

More than half of Iowa's 99 counties have been declared disaster areas by the governor and nine rivers are at or above historic flood levels.

Meanwhile, federal disaster officials are assessing flood damage in southern Wisconsin, even as more heavy rain moves into the area.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the Wisconsin Dells area, including Lake Delton, which overflowed and drained into the Wisconsin River earlier this week.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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