ST. LOUIS — Residents of the southeast Missouri town of Caruthersville braced Thursday for a flood crest expected to have the Mississippi River lapping at the top of the floodwall.
UPDATE: Caruthersville awaits record crest
Thursday, May 5, 2011 | 4:59 p.m. CDT;
updated 5:44 p.m. CDT, Thursday, May 5, 2011
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