The tornadoes and floods in U. S. (part 1)

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2011-06-27

Debris is piled near the street in this hard hit area of Bridgeton. FEMA is in the area coordinating recovery efforts.

A local resident of Mississippi county continues through the flooded road on his way view the Birds Point levee. The levee has become a focal point of interest since the May 3 detonation that reduced the flood threat to nearby Cairo, Ill. FEMA is in the area to assist those who were affected by the resultant flooding

A tornado made a late night rampage through St. Louis County, destroying homes in Beaverton. FEMA is providing assistance to help eligible applicants recover from the disaster

Trees and house debris remain on the right-of-way on Beaverton in the Greater St Louis area. A 35 minute warning was crucial in saving lives before a tornado struck. FEMA is in Missouri coordinating federal recovery efforts.

The foundation is all that remains of this home in the hardest hit area of St Louis county following the April 22, 2011 tornado. Hundreds of residents are displaced as the result of the storm. FEMA is in the area to help with the recovery efforts.

This all that remains forty days after the levee was detonated to reduce the flood risk to Cairo, Illinois. FEMA is in the area to assist with the recovery from the flooding.

Page Boesl (left) and her daughter fill sandbags at the Sertoma Sports Complex . Thousands of residents worked tirelessly sandbagging along the Souris River in Minot, North Dakota. FEMA is working closely with federal, state, local and tribal partners in the ongoing flood fight.

Heliobags are stacked in the parking lot of Dakota Dunes Country Club along the Missouri River. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to prepare for flooding along the river.

Construction crews contracted by the Army Corps of Engineers add height to a dirt levee, in an effort to hold back the Souris River from flooding Minot. FEMA is working closely with federal, state, local and tribal partners in the ongoing flood fight.