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Levee Breach Prompts Evacuations in Atchinson, Kansas

Water from the overflowing Missouri River broke through a levee on Thursday, March 21, prompting evacuations in Atchinson, Kansas, emergency officials said.

Aerial footage captured by the Kansas Highway Patrol shows the extent of the flooding from the overflowing river. A second clip shows water rushing through a gap in the levee and spilling into the flood plain.

Heavy rain and snowmelt swelled rivers and triggered “historic” flooding across the central United States.

Tens of thousands of acres of farming were said to be inundated. Police closed highways and advised Atchison residents to boil water due to the flooding’s impact on water treatment facilities. Credit: KHP Air Support Unit via Storyful