Missouri town braces itself for flood

Monday, March 24, 2008 | 6:37 p.m. CDT; updated 3:25 a.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008

CARUTHERSVILLE — Dawn Long just returned home from helping her father clean the mud and gunk from his flooded home in another part of the state. She’s survived earthquakes, floods and a tornado two years ago that destroyed half of Caruthersville, her hometown.

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