Small Missouri Town Evacuated for Flooding
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The town of Piedmont, Missouri is being evacuated due to flooding, the Missouri Highway Patrol said Tuesday.
According to the state patrol, most people in town have evacuated to friends and relatives who live on higher ground.
No shelter has been set up for those put out of their homes.
Most roadways have flooded, including Highway 34 east of town and Highway V to the south. All the rivers and creeks have flooded out of their banks. Access to Piedmont is only available from the north.
Poplar Bluff has received six inches of rain and state police said comparable amounts were expected in Piedmont.
