There are Widespread Evacuations in missouri this morning as hundreds of homes face the threat of flooding. The state governor is calling in the National Guard as rivers and streams from swelled to unprecedented levels. Welcome to your world this morning. Im stephanie sy im del walters. Al jazeeras correspondent is live in valley park missouri. How prepared is the state to handle the flooding . By all accounts, del, as well as can be expected. They are used to flooding in the area. Take a look. Its a major intersection that would be busy off internet 34. You see the water, this is the river that has flown over the banks. We see a highway flown over. As high as it looks now, and we are guessing 56 feet. Its getting higher. More by four feet, cresting by tomorrow. Theres the threats and the waters still rising. Along the rising windows, neighbours are lining up with sandbags. Some suburbs submerged. We need help. We really need help. We are saving my house now. Reporter hundreds of roads
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