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Swelling Upper Mississippi River causes flooding

A small number of people had to leave their homes in Wisconsin as the river kept rising, while people in Iowa braced for flooding.

By Quad City Times, Marilyn Richmond, Amy Werner, and Telegraph Herald via Associated Press

April 26, 2023

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TELEGRAPH HERALD VIA AP

The flooded Mississippi River surrounds the homes on Abel Island near Guttenberg, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 25.
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A mailbox sticks out from the Mississippi River flood waters along S. Main Street in Prairie du Chien, Wis., on Tuesday, April 25.
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Mississippi River floodwaters cover Miller Riverview Park in Dubuque, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 25.
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AMY WERNER VIA AP

This photo provided by Amy Werner shows Mississippi River flood waters encroaching on Werner's yard in Campbell, Wis., Wednesday, April 26.
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AMY WERNER VIA AP

This photo provided by Amy Werner shows pumps draining Mississippi River flood waters from a crawl space beneath Werner's home in Campbell, Wis., Wednesday, April 26.
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MARILYN RICHMOND VIA AP

This photo provided by Marilyn Richmond shows flood waters from the Black River covering Copeland Park in La Crosse, Wis., Wednesday, April 26.
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MARILYN RICHMOND VIA AP

This photo provided by Marilyn Richmond shows flood waters from the Black River covering Copeland Park in La Crosse, Wis., Wednesday, April 26.
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MARILYN RICHMOND VIA AP

This photo provided by Marilyn Richmond shows flood waters from the Black River covering Copeland Park in La Crosse, Wis., Wednesday, April 26.
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QUAD CITY TIMES VIA AP

Sparky Donahue place sandbags outside a home on Second Street, Tuesday, April 25, in Buffalo, Iowa. The river front town, 20 minutes south of Davenport, Iowa, is preparing for flooding from the Mississippi River.
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Zachary Russell, Figge Art Museum assistant facilities manager, fills sandbags outside the downtown museum, Wednesday, April 26, in Davenport, Iowa, as the city prepares for flooding along the Mississippi River.
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A city worker uses a ladder to look over the HESCO sand barriers along River Drive as the city prepares for flooding along the Mississippi River, Tuesday, April 25, in Davenport, Iowa.
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A wall of HESCO sand barriers are covered in plastic along River Drive as the city prepares for flooding along the Mississippi River, Tuesday, April 25, in Davenport, Iowa.
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Workers lift a tarp over a HESCO sand barrier along River Drive in Davenport, Iowa, as the city prepares for flooding from the Mississippi River, Tuesday, April 25.
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QUAD CITY TIMES VIA AP

CPKC railroad workers line a concrete barrier along River Drive with sandbags and a plastic tarp as the city prepares for flooding along the Mississippi River, Tuesday, April 25, in Davenport, Iowa.

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