The US Army Corps of Engineers Service Base in St. Louis on Monday. Scott Stoermer, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Upper Mississippi River sector, who issued the command to close the river. St. Louis, at the confluence of the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers, has evolved into a transportation hub and major loading point for grain and other goods. Miller said of the river closure: “St. Such a move would be impossible in the fast-flowing current in St Louis.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2019 00:16 UTC