Large parts of downtown Davenport, Iowa, were submerged this week as a record crest on the Mississippi River led to a flood barrier failure. A flood wall broke on Tuesday, sending water to near record levels with little to no warning. (Brian Powers/Des Moines Register/AP)Davenport is Iowa’s third-largest city, and the largest on the Mississippi River without permanent flood control. While major flooding is ongoing from the east-central border area of Iowa to near St. Louis on the Mississippi River, Davenport is seeing some of the worst. Caption Parts of downtown Davenport, Iowa, were submerged as a record crest of the Mississippi River led to a flood barrier failure.

Source: Washington Post May 03, 2019 14:44 UTC