Another levee in danger as Midwest flooding continues

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Residents of a small Missouri town were busy today sandbagging yet another levee being threatened by aseemingly ceaseless flood.The Pin Oak Levee protects a little over 100 homes in the low-lying area of Winfield, a Mississippi Rivercommunity of 1,400 residents 45 miles northwest of St. Louis. The river reached its fourth-highest level everyesterday, and while it was starting to drop, the pressure on the levee was concerning enough that residentswere urged to have bags packed just in case they needed to evacuate.Waves of flooding that began in March have caused significant damage to farmland, homes and businessesthroughout the Midwest. At least seven deaths since March have been blamed on flooding. Rivers at manycommunities have been above flood stage for more than six weeks.