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Flooding from a heavy rainstorm Tuesday in southwest Illinois damaged houses and cars, closed roads, forced the evacuation of a nursing home and eroded part of a levee, according to community leaders.
The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency advised drivers to avoid Illinois 15 at Belleville West Parkway because both eastbound and westbound lanes were flooded as of 3:54 p.m.
An Illinois Department of Transportation road closure map showed the following roads in the East St. Louis area and Cahokia Heights were closed at 3 p.m. due to flooding: Interstate 255 southbound ...
The July 2023 Chicago Area Flood was caused by a heavy rainfall that occurred on July 2, 2023, in the Chicago Metropolitan Area of northeastern Illinois. Rainfall up to 9.0 inches (23 cm) occurred over an 18-hour period; the majority occurred from early in the morning to late in the afternoon. [ 1 ]
The secondary dam of the Nashville reservoir has failed, the Washington County Illinois Emergency Management announced. “Please prepare to evacuate if needed. You are in the potential flood zone.
An additional 2.7 in (6.9 cm) of rain fell in Rockford, contributing to flooding conditions. [10] The most destructive event of the sequence was a severe derecho that affected much of eastern Iowa, northern Illinois, and northwest Indiana on July 15 and 16.
The Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) was established shortly thereafter by the Secretary-General, but in 1998, was merged into OCHA, which became the UN's main focal point on major disasters. [2] OCHA's mandate was subsequently broadened to include coordinating humanitarian response, policy development and humanitarian advocacy. Its ...
Main Street was closed at West Highway 50 in O’Fallon due to flooding, according to the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency. The agency also said Illinois 163 at Clover Leaf in Stookey ...