Photo Gallery: Flood of 1993 Photos from the Great Flood of 1993 along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The 1993 midwest flood was one of the most significant and damaging natural disasters ever to hit the United States. Damages totaled $15 billion, 50 people died, hundreds of levees failed, and thousands of people were evacuated, some for months.
Small towns suffer big losses as rivers rise As floodwaters take aim at the tiny towns lining the Mississippi River, the heartland ethic of neighbors helping neighbors is proving to be a potent force against the rising water
Mosquitoes by floods likely not disease-carrying JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Midwesterners watching flooding rivers can expect mosquito bombardments. But a health department vet says the insects probably won't bring disease with them.
Missouri public health veterinarian Howard Pue says the mosquito species most likely to breed in the floodwaters are ``nuisance'' species that leave welts and itchy bites. But he says they cannot spread
The heavy storms that recently ripped through the Midwest have caused unprecedented flooding in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
That's why the McCormick Foundation, along with KMOX Radio, WGN Radio, WGN-TV, the Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Cubs, CW4 Indiana, WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee, WCCO-AM in Minneapolis, and KFGO-AM in Fargo, have launched the Neighbors in Need 2008 Campaign to help the thousands of flood victims across the region.
Those who wish to donate can do one of the following:
1. Donate here through the Foundation's secure site
2. Call the toll-free phone number:1-866-242-5006
3. Mail a check, made payable to "Neighbors in Need 2008" to:
McCormick Foundation
435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 790
Attn: Neighbors in Need 2008
Chicago, IL 60611
