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Most Midwest Homes Lack Flood Insurance: A.M. Best
States hit hardest by recent Midwest flooding — including Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota — generally have National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insured rates of less than 1 percent, ...
Crop Insurance Planting Deadlines Stressed by Massive U.S. Farmland Flooding: Reuters
At least 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) of U.S. farmland were flooded after the "bomb cyclone" storm left wide swaths of nine major grain producing states under water this month, satellite data ...
Midwest Flood Deluge Heads Closer to Mississippi River
The deluge that devastated so much of Nebraska is now moving downstream to threaten cities in Missouri and Kansas as the flood bulge makes its way toward the Mississippi River. Major flooding is ...
Flood Damage Risks Escalate in U.S. Midwest
The Great Plains and Midwest, struggling with flooding that inundated roads and farms and pushed rivers to record heights, is set to get more rain ahead, with light showers forecast over the next few ...
Midwest Floods Kill at Least 30; Shut Down Oil, Agriculture and More
Deadly flooding across the U.S. Midwest is disrupting everything from oil to agriculture, forcing pipelines, terminals and grain elevators to close. The floods have killed at least 30 people and shut ...