A huge flood sweeping the US state of Arkansas in the coming days
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Residents of the US state of Arkansas began their preparations for the worst flood in recorded history across parts of the Arkansas River next week, meteorologists said.
The flood is expected to have significant impacts on life and property in a very wide area. The Arkansas River reached 38.2 feet (11.6 meters) on Sunday near Fort Smith, Arkansas, surpassing the historic summit, the National Meteorological Service said in a statement on Sunday. (11.6) in April 1945.
The city with a population of 80,000 on the Oklahoma border is in a state of alert and alert, with one of the houses inundated with water, while some 500 houses either have very close water or have reached it, said Karen Santos, Full.
The authorities expect hundreds of homes to be affected by the peak of the river there on Tuesday, reaching a height of 42.5 feet (13 meters).
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