My Dad's Area Got Drowned

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Even where I live, in an Illinois city close to St. Louis, Missouri about 20 minutes away of about 65,000 people, we are prone to flooding (although in the 11 years I have been here we personally have not experienced anything major). We're surrounded by rivers with the Kaskaskia close by, the Mississippi of course, and the Illinois River. Many areas have flood gates such as along Route 4 and Route 3 that often close roadways for several days, which can be a pain since of course, you have to find alternative routes to take to get to certain places. My dad lives in Portageville, Missouri, about 3 hours south of us and they got pummeled with torrential rain and now are largely under water in most of the area. I watched a video someone posted on YouTube using a drone and can't even imagine having to deal with that. Dad is safe, though, and luckily, no water has entered his house, but it's still very much flooded all around him. He can't get anywhere as the water is too high to go anywhere in the specific location where he's at. What a mess.