Broken embankment due to the flood of the Mississippi River, photographs that clearly shows how catastrophic events are occurring

The embankment of the Mississippi river rises due to the rapid rise in water level between Iowa and MissouriDestruction at 20 places, 24 deadIt is the worst damage since 1993, but there are photos that you can see well on how big flood it is.

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Water level skyrocketing


The house is being washed away


Submerge. About 13,000 square kilometers or more were damaged in Iowa alone,The damage totaled at least 1.5 billion dollars (about 160 billion yen).


House is also submerged


Concern about poor farming caused by floods is concerned about soaring price of grain, but as you can see, maize is also submerged,The price of corn is updating the highest valueis.


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Mississippi Floodwaters in Iowa - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Aerial photos of Iowa flooding >> Eric Stoller's Blog