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Report Exposes Impact , of Persistent Flooding , Along Mississippi River.<br/>'The Independent' reports that persistent <br/>flooding along the Mississippi River has <br/>pushed people out of their homes at a 30% <br/>higher rate than the United States as a whole.<br/>The Associated Press released data from <br/>First Street, a risk analysis firm, showing the <br/>impact of flooding on hard-hit communities. .<br/>Dean Klinkenberg, who writes guidebooks and <br/>histories of local Mississippi communities, warns <br/>flooding has slowly chipped away at river culture. .<br/>In 1970, West Alton, Missouri, had <br/>a population of nearly 4,000 people. .<br/>Following major floods in 1973, <br/>1993 and 2019, the town now has <br/>less than 400 people living there.<br/>All three of the town's churches are now gone. <br/>The remaining homes have had to be elevated<br/>to try and protect them from future floods.<br/>According to the data, people tend to <br/>move to a safer place nearby, however, others <br/>choose to leave communities all together. .<br/>The data showed that older residents are more <br/>likely to remain, while in some communities, even <br/>this figure was constrained by high flood risk.<br/>Some riverside towns have benefited <br/>from the Clean Water Act of 1972, <br/>which improved rivers and streams.<br/>Since then, parks were established on <br/>cleaned-up industrial areas, bringing in <br/>more tourists and attracting business.