Mississippi River flooding moves south from Illinois

Communities on the southern stretch of the Mississippi River are bracing for the floods that have ravaged Missouri and Illinois over the past week.
EUREKA, Mo., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- St. Louis, Mo., can finally clean up after historic floods as the swollen Mississippi river surges downstream, carrying with it the risk .
(Reuters) - The Mississippi River at Vicksburg crept to within inches of its 1927 record on Saturday, as residents anxiously watched flood waters invade their .
Walls at Vicksburg strain as Mississippi River tops record Reuters) - The temporary walls erected at Vicksburg to hold back floodwaters were under fresh strain .