At least 16 people have been killed, with dozens more missing and feared to be dead, after flash floodwaters swept through Arkansas early Friday morning as officials prepare what they believe will be a multiple week recovery. —JCL The LA Times: Floodwaters that rose as swiftly as 8 feet an hour tore through a campground packed with vacationing families early Friday, carrying away tents and overturning RVs as campers slept. At least 16 people were killed, and dozens more missing and feared dead. Heavy rains caused the normally quiet Caddo and Little Missouri rivers to climb out of their banks during the night. Around dawn, floodwaters barreled into the Albert Pike Recreation Area, a 54-unit campground in the Ouachita National Forest that was packed with vacationing families. The raging torrent poured through the remote valley with such force that it peeled asphalt off roads and bark off trees. Cabins dotting the river banks were severely damaged. Mobile homes lay on their sides. Read more Related Entries June 11, 2010 Flash Floods Kill At Least 16 in Arkansas June 10, 2010 Putting the ‘I’ in Environment
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