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Published May 08, 2008 10:05 pm - Joplin North Little League president Jim Davis had a sense of history repeating itself Thursday as he raked two feet of mud, trash and debris from a baseball field fence. Area residents trying to dry out after deluge From staff reports news@joplinglobe.com Joplin North Little League president Jim Davis had a sense of history repeating itself Thursday as he raked two feet of mud, trash and debris from a baseball field fence. Last summer’s flood in Landreth Park devastated the league’s fields, causing $70,000 worth of damage. Wednesday night’s flood reached higher than last June’s flood at the park, but Davis said the situation looked worse than it was. “We learned a lot from last year’s flood and got equipment to higher ground safely,” he said. The water knocked down fences again, but it didn’t damage mowing equipment in storage sheds. The league will have a work day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Davis said he encouraged people to arrive with trash bags and rakes. Heavy rains overnight Wednesday in Joplin, Webb City and the surrounding area took a toll on buildings, roads and property. Emergency crews kept busy rescuing stranded motorists. Webb City Steve Garrett, city administrator in Webb City, said about 30 houses in town had flood damage to some extent. No injuries were reported, he said. The asphalt on Rudondo Drive was lifted off its base by the rising water, Garrett said. “Basically, it floated off its base because of the velocity and amount of water, and saturation of the ground,” he said. He said Aylor Street approaching the bridge over Sunset Creek collapsed from the effects of the water. “The biggest part of the problem was the saturation of the ground,” Garrett said. “Folks are telling me they’ve not seen it like this, ever. Other than building an ark, we just have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.” Garrett said some cars were washed off roads and some motorists required rescuing. Bev Elder, who lives at 512 Rudondo Drive, said some of her neighbors were leaving and her back yard was flooded. She said she was surprised when she woke up Thursday to find water in her garage and rising in the crawl space under her house to within a foot of her flooring. 
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