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Wendi Mitchell struggles while piling sandbags near Quincy, Ill., Friday, June 13, 2008. While flooding around the Midwest is more serious in Iowa and parts of Wisconsin, the water is rising in Illinois and more water is on the way. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

By Associated Press and Web Staff

Story Published: Jun 13, 2008 at 10:33 AM PST

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Rising water from the Cedar River forced the evacuation of a downtown hospital Friday after residents of more than 3,000 homes fled for higher ground.

A railroad bridge collapsed, and 400 city blocks were under water. Cedar Rapids was the hardest-hit city in Iowa, where Gov. Chet Culver declared 83 of the state's 99 counties as state disaster areas and nine rivers were at or above historic flood levels.

Elsewhere in the upper Midwest, rivers and streams tipping their banks forced evacuations, closed roads, and even threatened drinking water.

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