Floods in America have killed at least 13 people, with more still missing.
US residents have stacked sandbags or grabbed belongings and fled after as much as a foot of rain pushed rivers and creeks over their banks.
Three people are still missing after record or near-record flood crests were forecast at several towns in Missouri.
Flooding was reported in large areas of Arkansas and parts of southern Illinois, southern Indiana and south-western Ohio, and schools were closed in parts of western Kentucky because of flooded roads.
The US National Weather Service posted flood and flash flood warnings from Texas to Pennsylvania.