Mississippi River overflows 22 levees in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.
This is a very devastating, and wide spread, 500 year flood.
Dirty Harry wonders where are all the outraged, preening celebs promoting fund raising/relief efforts? Or are MidWesterners not their kind of politically expedient people?
"However, if Sean Penn, a rowboat, camera crew, and shotgun are part of the deal, let’s forget the whole thing."
Update: Small towns suffer big losses as rivers rise.
Storms and flooding across six states this month have killed 24 people, injured 148 and caused more than $1.5 billion in estimated damage in Iowa alone - a figure that's likely to increase as river levels climb in Missouri and Illinois.
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt sent 600 members of the National Guard to the northeastern part of the state, plus 100 more to the St. Louis area to help towns farther downstream. In Illinois, 1,100 Illinois National Guard troops have been sent to help flooded communities.
Gee. How is that possible since boooshitler conscripted all of 'em for his 'illegal' war?
