Wednesday, the Mississippi River increased its volume and spilled floodwaters into Hancock and Adams counties. According to CNN, Sheriff John Jefferson of Hancock County said that the area between Warsaw and Quincy was flooded, causing the evacuation of all the residents who were in the area.

About 40 to 50 people were evacuated because of the Meyer breach. Adams County Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Julie Shepard said that authorities made sure that no one was overlooked.

Other Mississippi River towns were being monitored in order to see if there was the possibility of other floods.

After Iowa was inundated last week, now it’s Illinois’ turn to face the floods. According to The Associated Press, the flooding in Iowa caused about $1.5 billion damage and the evacuation of 25.000 people. About 19 buildings at the University of Iowa were flooded.

At the moment, Gulfport and Clarksville, Mo. are most likely to be affected, as well.

In Clarksville, volunteers along with National Guardsmen helped with the filling of the sandbags in order to strengthen barriers in southeastern Iowa, eastern Missouri and western Illinois.

The Great River Bridge was closed and about 400 people from Henderson County, Illinois were evacuated. Authorities said that the damage could have been much worse if the government hadn’t acquired low-lying land after the 1993 floods which caused $12 billion in damage. With the government buying more than 9,000 homeowners to make sure that the floods wouldn’t cause so much damage, communities like Rhineland, Mo., and Valmeyer, Ill had to be moved.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Ron Fournier said that authorities could not know in advance which barriers would crumble first.

Even President Bush said he would visit Iowa on Thursday to take a look at the region. Lu Barron, a Linn County supervisor, said that the Cedar Rapids residents began returning to their homes.

“People are getting into their businesses, and getting into their homes,” said Barron, according to CNN.