DES MOINES, Iowa, June 14 -- Floodwaters broke through an aging levee here Saturday, swallowing a section of the city's northeast side where authorities had evacuated about 200 homes and 35 businesses, as severe flooding continued to plague the state and other parts of the Midwest. -
Midwest Underwater, but Some Rivers Falling
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 14 -- Floodwaters broke through an aging levee here Saturday, swallowing a section of the city's northeast side where authorities had evacuated about 200 homes and 35 businesses, as severe flooding continued to plague the state and other parts of the Midwest.-
By Kari Lydersen and Anne Hull