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14 dead in Arkansas flooding
By: cnn.comPosted On: 06/11/2010 2:57 P
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At least 14 people died at an Arkansas campground after heavy rain and flash flooding, and many more could be trapped in the area, state authorities said.
At least 14 people died at an Arkansas campground after heavy rain and flash flooding, and many more could be trapped in the area, state authorities said.
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said there's word from the Red Cross that there could have been as many as 300 people in the rugged Albert Pike campground area of western Arkansas, but he said there is no registration that would show the precise number.
Bill Sadler, a state police spokesman who confirmed the death toll, said a search is on for people still trapped in the area, a relatively remote and rural region where cell phone service could be spotty.
A spokesman for St. Joseph's Mercy Health System in Hot Springs said that five flood victims were in stable condition there.
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"The primary mission of the Arkansas State Police, working with local authorities right now, is to get the living out of the area and locate the dead," Sadler said.
He said two helicopters are working to locate and assist in rescuing survivors. Local authorities are providing search volunteers, and a temporary morgue has been set up.
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