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Mississippi overflows levees, crops threatened
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Nick Carey FORT MADISON, Iowa (Reuters) - The swollen Mississippi River ran over the top of at least 12 more levees on Wednesday, as floodwaters swallowed up more US farmland, adding to billion-dollar losses and feeding global food inflation fears.
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