Midwest Rivers Reach Major Flood Stage At Historic Levels

ALTON, ILLINOIS - MAY 31: Workers help to construct a temporary floodwall along Highway 100 to keep floodwater from the Mississippi River out of the historic downtown area on May 31, 2019 in Alton, Illinois. The middle-section of the country has been experiencing major flooding since mid-March especially along the Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi Rivers. Towns along the Mississippi River have been experiencing the longest stretch of major flooding from the river in nearly a century. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)