Another sandbag barrier fails at Winfield, Mo. (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 06/28/2008 - 9:02am

Members of the Missouri National Guard erect a temporary wall in a furious effort to save homes from rising floodwaters Friday, June 27, 2008, in Winfield, Mo.<br /><br />A section of an earthen levee holding back the Mississippi River broke Friday morning allowing floodwaters to flow through open field and toward the homes.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - A makeshift sandbag barrier holding back water from the Mississippi River has failed at Winfield, Mo., and authorities say they've evacuated most of the town.




 

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