CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - A shelter is being set up in Cape Girardeau because several nearby communities are experiencing flooding.
Red Cross spokeswoman Sara Gerau (jehr-oh) says the charity has been receiving calls for help from communities including Commerce and Delta. One family from Commerce reported that floodwaters were lapping at their door.
She says the charity is helping set up the shelter in a Red Cross facility.
Gerau says the water is rising quickly. She is warning people to get their medication and belongings together so they will be prepared to evacuate quickly if the need arises.
The Red Cross is also helping to operate a shelter in Poplar Bluff and trying to decide whether to keep a West Plains shelter open.
It is welcoming donations of toiletries and cash.