Mo. homes destroyed by flooding as rivers burst banks

Monday, July 2, 2007 | 2:01 p.m. CDT; updated 2:50 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008

SPRINGFIELD — At least six homes were destroyed and three more evacuated due to flooding in western Missouri south of Kansas City, as rivers that drain from water-logged Kansas burst their banks, authorities said Monday.

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