FORCE OF 2 RIVERS MAULS AREA MENACE RISES AS MONDAY'S CREST LOOMS FIVE STAR Edition

The Mississippi and Missouri rivers savaged the St. Louis area from one end to the other Saturday. Their water poured raw sewage past a wealthy corner of St. Louis County, threatened to release clouds of explosive propane over south St. Louis and swallowed high-tech businesses in Chesterfield. The r...

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Published inSt. Louis post-dispatch
Main Author Virgil Tipton Of the Post-Dispatch Staff Stephen Kirkland, Theresa Tighe, Lori Teresa Yearwood, Martha Shirk, Kim Bell, Lia Nower, Harry Levins and Jan Paul, all of the Post-Dispatch staff, contributed information for this story
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis, Mo Pulitzer, Inc 01.08.1993
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Summary:The Mississippi and Missouri rivers savaged the St. Louis area from one end to the other Saturday. Their water poured raw sewage past a wealthy corner of St. Louis County, threatened to release clouds of explosive propane over south St. Louis and swallowed high-tech businesses in Chesterfield. The rivers covered homes, businesses and streets once considered untouchable. The Missouri drowned the rich corridor of Highway 40 under 6 feet of water, closed a county water plant and swamped a sewage treatment plant that serves 75,000 homes.