Monday, November 23, 2009 East Central Illinois

Flood forces flight from along Vermilion River

By Noelle McGee
Thursday, February 7, 2008 7:24 AM CDT

BISMARCK – Although Amy McCarty hasn't seen her house since her family evacuated it on Tuesday night, she's preparing for the worst.

"I've cried and cried. ... I'm not sure I could cry much more," said a weary McCarty, who fears her home near the North Fork River west of Bismarck has been destroyed by floodwaters. "I know we'll have to find a new house."

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