ST. LOUIS – Debris and litter are being blamed for some of the flash flooding around St. Louis on Tuesday.

The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) says no sewer system can handle the type of weather St. Louis has had this week.

"We had a 500-year rain event on Sunday and then what looks like off our prelim data to be a 100-year rain event again yesterday afternoon," Sean Stone, MSD Project Clear, said.

Several streets and intersections were under water late Tuesday afternoon as heavy rain slammed the area. Cars were at a standstill on eastbound Interstate 70 as MoDOT crews worked to clear a clogged drain. MSD said a few of their inlets were also blocked by debris and trash.

"It's all pretty lightweight. When the water comes up, it carries it towards those inlets, carries it in, and if en

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