The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 27, 2022 St. Louis Hit with Over Nine Inches of Rain; 1 Dead in Massive Flooding ----------------------------------------------------------------------- In Missouri, at least one person has died in massive flooding after more than nine inches of rain fell in the St. Louis region. The storm broke a century-old record and came after a period when the region was experiencing an extended drought. .