PHOTOS: Spring floods submerge parts of St. Louis area
Images of the spring flooding of Madison County, Illinois, show streets and buildings submerged in high waters.Â
Stop signs and other signage show just how deep the water is in some of these areas, including the town of Alton.Â
In this photo taken May 8, 2019, Tammy Kilgore as part of her duties with the local volunteer fire department, checks high water covering a road leading to the small community of Mosby, Mo. "The floods, I'm tired of dealing with them, I really am," she said. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
In this photo taken May 21, 2019, Robert Collins, left, and Bobby Joe Branston watch rising waters in the Fishing River from a condemned bridge in the small community of Mosby, Mo. Federal and local governments have poured more than $5 billion into buying tens of thousands of private properties over the past few decades to try to diminish the long-term costs of repeated floods. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A pickup truck evacuates from an area in north Jefferson City Missouri as floodwaters from the Missouri River rise over the road on Friday, May 24, 2019. The flooding come as residents are still cleaning up from a powerful tornado that hit the state's capital city on May 22. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
The Missouri Capitol, which is wrapped in plastic while under renovation, is reflected in floodwaters that submerged a parking lot for state employees in Jefferson City, Mo., on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The flooded Missouri River forced some streets near the Capitol to be closed, but the Capitol building is not in danger of flooding because it sits atop a bluff. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
CALHOUN COUNTY, Ill. (KMOV.com) -- The St. Louis Area Foodbank is coordinating deliveries of about 20,000 pounds of food to flood victims.
Residents displaced by floodwaters can meet up with the organization outside of St. Norbert Church in Hardin, Illinois, at noon Saturday. It said people can start lining up to receive food items at 11:30 a.m.
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The foodbank is collecting food, water, hygiene items and cleaning supplies to deliver to Illinois and Missouri residents affected by floodwaters.
The organization said it plans on helping people now and when floodwaters recede.
For more information on the organization and how you can help, visit the foodbank’s website.
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