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Five personnel from Pettis County Fire Protection District attended swift water rescue training in Eureka this past weekend.

A Chesterfield man drowned in the Meramec River Thursday morning in a kayak incident in Franklin County.

If there's water on that roadway, do not go into it. >> hopefully, this wall of sandbags will hold. >> reporter: in eureka, missouri, the meramac river at record levels. that means sleepless nights for business owners like kathy gillman. >> we've got five pumps running in here. trying to keep the water pumped out. >> reporter: and david, downstream from eureka here in arnold, it's hard to tell where the river ends and where the street begins, and it's still rising. not expected to crest until about midnight. >> alex, thank you. let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano. hi, david, they...

Hundreds of roads and bridges are closed including more than 20 miles of i-44. this lone vehicle was trapped by the water, a boat crew rescuing the stranded woman inside. rescue crews also coming to the aid of this man stuck on top of a pickup truck. the flood waters spilling out of its door after it was pulled to safety. emergency crews also had to save this man and his dog. in missouri and illinois the mississippi, missouri and meramac rivers are all facie ii flooding. this woman watching helplessly as flood waters flow around and then into her home. this cabin caught floating away on the me...