Midwest Floods Washed Hundreds of Farm Tanks Downstream to Missouri
At a Glance Spring flooding swept the storage containers down the Missouri River.More than 740 of the tanks have been recovered in northwest Missouri.Some of the tanks contained hazardous materials. As the waters receded from floods that , they left behind hundreds of storage tanks — some containing hazardous materials. Crews from state agencies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have collected , public radio station KCUR reports. The tanks began washing up on roadways in March, and many were...