Mid - West Floods: 100,000 Affected As Rovers Crest
Mid - West Floods: 100,000 Affected As Rovers Crest
From Missouri to Pennsylvania, river towns have been inundated by the rising water of the Ohio and its tributaries plus other rampaging rivers. More than 100,000 people have been affected by the flood. In Cincinnati, for example, the crest of the Ohio reached 66 feet, that's 14 feet above flood stage! Several Governors have appealed to have many sections declared disaster areas. Aerial shots of the high flood waters covering homes, factories and even an amusement park roller coaster. Aerial shot of the flooding, the front porches of the houses are under water. Aerial shot - the helicopter is flying over Coney Island Park in Ohio and all the rides are engulfed by the flood water. Aerial shot - Churchill Down's race track completely covered by water. The stables are flooded. MS - The crest of the Ohio River reaches 66 feet. MS - The flood waters off the Ohio River reaches the downtown area and the streets are flooded to the max. CUS - The fast moving Ohio River with it's turning water, and undertows. MS - Two men sit in a fishing boat checking out their flooded town, and in Kentucky it's the same thing, houses are flooded out