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In Photos: Mississippi River Floods In US

The Mississippi river in the United States has flooded areas along its banks in Iowa and Wisconsin states. The flooding is caused by the rapid melting of a huge snowpack in northern Minnesota. Forecasters have said it could be near-record flooding. Some people in Wisconsin had to leave their homes as water levels got too dangerous to stay there.

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The Mississippi river in the United States has flooded areas along its banks in Iowa and Wisconsin states. The flooding is caused by the rapid melting of a huge snowpack in northern Minnesota. Forecasters have said it could be near-record flooding. Some people in Wisconsin had to leave their homes as water levels got too dangerous to stay there.