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Steve Inskeep talks to Linda Sympson about the flooding near her town. Sympson, the executive director of Chester's chamber of commerce, is on higher ground but can see the havoc all around.

The severe weather that slammed parts of Texas over the last few days has caused the Brazos River to crest at record levels. Many people had to be rescued and hundreds of homes have been damaged.

The Port of Little Rock will be undergoing a $6.1 million expansion enabling it to more easily move freight between river barges and trains. The project...

There was little warning when floodwater from Guadalupe River surged through central Texas last week, killing over 100 people.

Flooding along the Meramec River near St. Louis has closed one major interstate and is threatening a second and hundreds of smaller roads and highways. That would cut off thousands of workers from getting to work and school. More than 200 homes have been damaged, and St. Louis County's emergency management chief says another 1,500 are in harm's way. The Meramec and other rivers in Missouri and Illinois rose sharply after significant rain in the past few days.

Officials attributed at least two deaths to the flooding, which has reached historic levels in some areas.

California's ongoing drought isn't just hurting the pocketbooks of farmers. Rafting companies, ski areas and other businesses and towns that depend on water for recreation are also being hit hard.

This summer's record-breaking wildfires have reduced some forests to burnt trees and heaps of ash. In towns, the ash could clog pipes and cause problems with drinking water systems for years.

City officials assured residents on Monday that the water was safe to drink throughout the day, but added that they are continuing to test the water supply.

Rescued passengers from US Airways Flight 1549, which crashed in the Hudson River, are being treated for hypothermia. A survivor said they had just taken off when he felt a thud, and the plane dropped down. There wasn't much time before an emergency landing, he said.