Swollen rivers flood towns in the US South and Midwest | AP News Some rivers that inundated towns rose to near-record levels and some crested Monday Forecasters attributed the violent weather to warm temperatures, an unstable atmosphere, strong winds and abundant moisture streaming from the Gulf
Swollen rivers flood towns in US South after dayslong deluge of rain Days of unrelenting heavy rain and storms that killed at least 18 people worsened flooding as some rivers rose to near-record levels and inundated towns across an already saturated U S South and parts of the Midwest