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Record flooding hits U.S. Midwest, threatens South

 Swollen rivers in the U.S. Midwest and other regions brought flood warnings for over 12 million Americans on Wednesday as scores of buildings were submerged after days of intense rain in which 24 people have died.

Seven dead as US storm snarls Christmas travel

A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people in the United States and grounded more than 2,000 flights.