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Residents warily watched as rivers continued to rise Thursday from heavy storms that killed more than a dozen people and dumped as much as a foot of rain on the Midwest.While the first day of spring brought much needed sunshine Thursday to Ohio and other states, authorities warned that many rivers would crest well above flood stage in the next several days.The death toll rose to at least 15, after auth stanley canada orities said a man drove his pickup truck into floodwaters in southeast O stanley website hio and drowned early Thursday. Two other people died in the flooding in Ohio. stanley cups uk Many areas remained flooded Thursday.Drivers trying to reach downtown Columbus from the south were being detoured off heavily traveled U.S. 23 because its northbound lanes were flooded at Interstate 270, an outer-ring highway. President Bush declared a major disaster in Missouri on Wednesday night and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by flooding. Seventy counties and the city of St. Louis also are eligible for federal funding for emergency protective measures.Several areas in Missouri were bracing for record-level flood surges expected to hit Friday and Saturday. Authorities were straining to keep pace with some of the worst flooding to hit their region in decades.Throughout the low-lying areas of the state, hundreds of homes are under water. About 600 have been evacuated, reports CBS News correspondent Hari Sreenivasan. Some residen Dmjq Voting early helps end persistent campaign calls
In a move surely intended to put Washington on notice China s military has put on a show of force in the South China Sea, new satellite images show, with drills at sea and in the air to reinforce its claims in the contested region.Analysts said the images, provided by Planet Labs Inc and date-stamped March 26, showed China s only operational aircraft carr reebok stoffschuhe ier, the Liaoning, accompanied by dozens of other vessels in the South China Sea, just south of the Chinese island province of Hainan.While the aircraft carrier has visited the South China Sea before, it was unusual to see such a large number of Chinese naval vessels training together in the area, Collin Koh, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Maritime Security Program, told CNN. I would say this is the new normal and this will not be a one-off show of force, he said.China said Friday that it would conduct live-fire military drills in the South China Sea at an undisclosed future date, adding they weren t targeted toward any specific country or aim, state media reported. The Global Times, a state-run tabloid, said the Liaoning would likely take part.However, adidas originals forum it wasn t clear if the photos were of the drills announced last week. The Chines crocs winterstiefel e military has not released any official information on the Liaoning s movements.The carrier group is only the latest in a series of military maneuvers by the Chinese government in March.Images on Chinese state media showed armored amphibious vehicles train
Residents warily watched as rivers continued to rise Thursday from heavy storms that killed more than a dozen people and dumped as much as a foot of rain on the Midwest.While the first day of spring brought much needed sunshine Thursday to Ohio and other states, authorities warned that many rivers would crest well above flood stage in the next several days.The death toll rose to at least 15, after auth stanley canada orities said a man drove his pickup truck into floodwaters in southeast O stanley website hio and drowned early Thursday. Two other people died in the flooding in Ohio. stanley cups uk Many areas remained flooded Thursday.Drivers trying to reach downtown Columbus from the south were being detoured off heavily traveled U.S. 23 because its northbound lanes were flooded at Interstate 270, an outer-ring highway. President Bush declared a major disaster in Missouri on Wednesday night and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by flooding. Seventy counties and the city of St. Louis also are eligible for federal funding for emergency protective measures.Several areas in Missouri were bracing for record-level flood surges expected to hit Friday and Saturday. Authorities were straining to keep pace with some of the worst flooding to hit their region in decades.Throughout the low-lying areas of the state, hundreds of homes are under water. About 600 have been evacuated, reports CBS News correspondent Hari Sreenivasan. Some residen Dmjq Voting early helps end persistent campaign calls
In a move surely intended to put Washington on notice China s military has put on a show of force in the South China Sea, new satellite images show, with drills at sea and in the air to reinforce its claims in the contested region.Analysts said the images, provided by Planet Labs Inc and date-stamped March 26, showed China s only operational aircraft carr reebok stoffschuhe ier, the Liaoning, accompanied by dozens of other vessels in the South China Sea, just south of the Chinese island province of Hainan.While the aircraft carrier has visited the South China Sea before, it was unusual to see such a large number of Chinese naval vessels training together in the area, Collin Koh, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Maritime Security Program, told CNN. I would say this is the new normal and this will not be a one-off show of force, he said.China said Friday that it would conduct live-fire military drills in the South China Sea at an undisclosed future date, adding they weren t targeted toward any specific country or aim, state media reported. The Global Times, a state-run tabloid, said the Liaoning would likely take part.However, adidas originals forum it wasn t clear if the photos were of the drills announced last week. The Chines crocs winterstiefel e military has not released any official information on the Liaoning s movements.The carrier group is only the latest in a series of military maneuvers by the Chinese government in March.Images on Chinese state media showed armored amphibious vehicles train