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| Midwest awash after heavy storms | Midwest awash after heavy storms |
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| Storms have continued to drench the US Midwest, which is already enduring record floods that are reported to have killed at least 25 people. | Storms have continued to drench the US Midwest, which is already enduring record floods that are reported to have killed at least 25 people. |
| Meanwhile, a heatwave in south-eastern states is also setting records and has been blamed for a similar death toll. | Meanwhile, a heatwave in south-eastern states is also setting records and has been blamed for a similar death toll. |
| States from Iowa to Texas have all been deluged, some suffering the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erin, followed by other heavy storm systems. | States from Iowa to Texas have all been deluged, some suffering the aftermath of Tropical Storm Erin, followed by other heavy storm systems. |
| More heavy rain is forecast in Illinois, prompting flood warnings. | More heavy rain is forecast in Illinois, prompting flood warnings. |
| The National Weather Service has warned that residents can expect another 2in (5cm) of rain on Friday afternoon and evening. | The National Weather Service has warned that residents can expect another 2in (5cm) of rain on Friday afternoon and evening. |
| "It could turn out to be a pretty bad flooding situation for the area," forecaster Nathan Marsili told the Associated Press. | "It could turn out to be a pretty bad flooding situation for the area," forecaster Nathan Marsili told the Associated Press. |
| Earlier in the day, another band of thunderstorms dumped more rain on Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin. | Earlier in the day, another band of thunderstorms dumped more rain on Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin. |
| See map of affected area | See map of affected area |
| About 500 flights via Chicago's O'Hare airport were cancelled on Thursday. | About 500 flights via Chicago's O'Hare airport were cancelled on Thursday. |
| Forty people were injured in the same city when the roof of an industrial site collapsed during the violent thunderstorm. | Forty people were injured in the same city when the roof of an industrial site collapsed during the violent thunderstorm. |
| Electrocuted | Electrocuted |
| Flood watches or warnings are in place for a number of states from Iowa to Texas. | Flood watches or warnings are in place for a number of states from Iowa to Texas. |
| While some areas have seen the worst of the weather, with a high pressure system expected to dry things out over the weekend, others may still have more rain to come. | While some areas have seen the worst of the weather, with a high pressure system expected to dry things out over the weekend, others may still have more rain to come. |
| Diving teams were deployed to search for a boy lost in Oklahoma"This is unprecedented," a spokesman for the National Weather Service told the AFP news agency. | Diving teams were deployed to search for a boy lost in Oklahoma"This is unprecedented," a spokesman for the National Weather Service told the AFP news agency. |
| The victims included a teenage cross-country runner swept away while trying to cross a flooded watercourse in Oklahoma, and an elderly man in Ohio killed by fumes when flood waters knocked over a can of petrol and started a fire. | The victims included a teenage cross-country runner swept away while trying to cross a flooded watercourse in Oklahoma, and an elderly man in Ohio killed by fumes when flood waters knocked over a can of petrol and started a fire. |
| In Wisconsin three people, including a toddler, were electrocuted at a bus stop when a live power cable was struck by lightning and fell into a puddle. One of them was killed trying to assist the other two, while a bus driver was also badly hurt as he tried to help. | In Wisconsin three people, including a toddler, were electrocuted at a bus stop when a live power cable was struck by lightning and fell into a puddle. One of them was killed trying to assist the other two, while a bus driver was also badly hurt as he tried to help. |
| Hundreds of homes across the region were badly damaged by flooding, while mudslides in some places destroyed houses and hampered rescue efforts. | Hundreds of homes across the region were badly damaged by flooding, while mudslides in some places destroyed houses and hampered rescue efforts. |
| In Ohio, the rain eased on Friday but temperatures climbed to about 95F (above 30C), making the clean-up operation even tougher. | In Ohio, the rain eased on Friday but temperatures climbed to about 95F (above 30C), making the clean-up operation even tougher. |
| Records set | Records set |
| Texas is suffering its wettest year in more than a century, and 40 people have died there in flash flooding incidents in 2007 - equalling the record set in 1989. | Texas is suffering its wettest year in more than a century, and 40 people have died there in flash flooding incidents in 2007 - equalling the record set in 1989. |
| "We've had persistent, ongoing, relentless precipitation pretty much all year," Victor Murphy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told AFP. | "We've had persistent, ongoing, relentless precipitation pretty much all year," Victor Murphy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told AFP. |
| Meanwhile, the south-eastern states of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama continue to suffer from a heatwave and drought. | Meanwhile, the south-eastern states of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama continue to suffer from a heatwave and drought. |
| In Athens, Georgia, the temperature has exceeded 100F (38C) in 13 days this month - compared to the August average of one day. | In Athens, Georgia, the temperature has exceeded 100F (38C) in 13 days this month - compared to the August average of one day. |
| "These are 100-year-plus records that are being shattered," Mr Murphy said. | "These are 100-year-plus records that are being shattered," Mr Murphy said. |
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