Thursday, August 23, 2007

More deaths in central U.S. flooding

Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:13PM EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Heavy thunderstorms soaked parts of the central United States for a fifth day on Thursday as the region battled deadly floods that have driven hundreds from their homes.

Local media reports indicated as many as 12 people may have died directly or indirectly from the latest series of storms and resulting high water, including two adults and a child electrocuted in Wisconsin when lightning struck a utility poll at a bus stop in Madison on Wednesday.

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