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The City of Hannibal will once again remove the downtown flood gates beginning on Wednesday morning, according to an announcement published on the Hannibal/Marion County Emergency Management Facebook page.

The City of Hannibal continues to clean up streets and properties, more than two weeks after a devastating storm downed trees, damaged buildings and knocked out power to thousands of residents. Flooding in the city has further complicated recovery efforts, as high waters led to the closing of the Flood Buyout Area on South Side, where many storm victims had brought limbs for disposal. A portion of

Friday, May 31 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Route E in Ralls County from MO 79 east to Lock and Dam 22 at Saverton closed to traffic due to water over road.

With pouring rain pelting much of the Midwest, rivers are flooding again — leaving beleaguered residents and local officials waiting to see how bad it may get.

Due to the rising floodwater in Hannibal, the Hannibal MEGA Garage Sale at Admiral Coontz Armory has been cancelled for Saturday, June 1 and rescheduled for Saturday, September 14.

As the City of Hannibal continues clean up from severe storms that tore through the area on Monday night, downtown Hannibal took another step towards normalcy on Wednesday when the flood walls along the riverfront were removed. They had been in place since for over a month.

The Mississippi River is six feet above flood stage at Alton and more than eight feet above flood stage at Grafton. Some streets are underwater and a few homes and businesses have been evacuated. Heavy rain since last week is causing the river to rise again. It could crest at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Wednesday.

Governor Pat Quinn has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help with flood damage assessments in Illinois.

A St. Louis County bridge over the flooded Mississippi River is apparently undamaged after being struck by a handful of runaway barges. The U.S. Coast Guard says 114 barges broke free Saturday night from where they were docked in south St. Louis County.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mississippi River is on the way down at some Missouri towns. The National Weather Service reports the river was at crest in Missouri cities such as Clarksville and Louisiana.