00:00Record flooding is engulfing the Midwest, and the water is still rising.
00:04The Wolf River in Wisconsin has reached nearly a foot above its all-time record flood stage,
00:10with entire streets in the village of Chi-Octon now submerged under as much as a foot of water.
00:16Across the region, more than 20 rivers in Michigan and Wisconsin have already hit major or record
00:22flood levels, in what meteorologists are calling one of the wettest starts to spring on record.
00:27Dozens of water rescues have been carried out in recent days across Chicago and Milwaukee.
00:33The flooding is being driven by a deadly combination.
00:36A very active winter left an unusually heavy snowpack across the Midwest,
00:42and repeated rounds of heavy spring rain are now melting it all at once.
00:46The Great Lakes region is overwhelmed.
00:48Emergency management officials in multiple states are warning residents in floodplains to evacuate now,
00:54warning that several rivers have not yet peaked.
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