A search is underway for a 4-year-old boy in Indiana who was swept away by strong currents in a flooded creek.
Nicole Acevedo and Associated Press
A house on the Arkansas River, that floated away, hits the Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam in Ozark, Arkansas on May 23.In Indiana, Lt.
To control flooding in Tulsa, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday began increasing the amount of water being released into the river from the Keystone Dam northwest of the city of about 400,000 people. “The most disturbing thing that I’ve heard in the last 24 hours from our first responders are reports of parents letting their kids play in the river,” said Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum. “If you’re a parent that’s letting your kid play in this river right now, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.”Gov. Asa Hutchinson declared a state of emergency Friday to lift hurdles in what state agencies can do to assist flooded areas along the Arkansas River.
“Nearby business, residences could be flooded ... it’s going to be a mess,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Pete Snyder. “We’ve not seen it get this high before. It’s a different situation than we’ve ever seen.”
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