Killer floods hit US

Floods in central America have killed at least 13 people, with more still missing.

US residents have stacked sandbags or grabbed belongings and fled after as much as a foot of rain pushed rivers and creeks over their banks.

Three people are still missing after record or near-record flood crests were forecast at several towns in Missouri.

Flooding was reported in large areas of Arkansas and parts of southern Illinois, southern Indiana and south-western Ohio, and schools were closed in parts of western Kentucky because of flooded roads.

The US National Weather Service posted flood and flash flood warnings from Texas to Pennsylvania.