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Heavy rains soak St. Louis region, force hundreds to flee threatened dam in Nashville, Ill.
Landon Mikel, left, and John Farel, both of St. Louis, check out the flooding on Mockingbird Road in Nashville, Ill. on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Allie Schallert, Post-Dispatch Floodwater covers eastbound Interstate 64 on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, as cars …