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Flooding scenes from Cairo, Ill. and Mississippi County, Mo after the Birds Point levee was breached
Date: 5/4/2011 Album ID: 1240052
Photos by David Carson
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Scenes from around Cairo, Illinois and Mississippi County on Tuesday after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breached the Birds Point levee on Monday. The National Weather Service said before the breach, the Cairo level was at 61.72 feet and rising. By Tuesday morning, the river was at 60.62 feet and was expected to keep falling to 59.4 feet by Saturday.
Tuesday May 3, 2011--Gene Matheney, center, takes a look at the rising water in the Birds Point floodway from the check point on state highway 80 outside of East Prairie, Missouri on Tuesday. People came to the check point to watch the water levels rise after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blew a hole in the levee which flooded the area. Water levels on the Ohio River fell after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breached the Birds Point levee on Monday. The National Weather Service said before the breach, the Cairo level was at 61.72 feet and rising. By Tuesday morning, the river was at 60.62 feet and was expected to keep falling to 59.4 feet by Saturday. David Carson dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Tuesday May 3, 2011--Water rises around a pair of farms in the Birds Point-New Madrid floodway after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created a breach in the levee with explosives on Monday night. Officials hope breaching the levee would allow water to fill the floodway to relieve pressure and lower the flood levels upstream at Cairo, Ill., and other communities. By Tuesday morning, the river was at 60.62 feet in Cairo and was expected to keep falling to 59.4 feet by Saturday. David Carson dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Tuesday May 3, 2011--Ruben Brother Bennett, center, talks with Missouri Army National Guard soldiers Jed Burch, left, and Sean Gibson at a check point on state highway 80 outside of East Prairie, Missouri on Tuesday. Bennett, 88, has lived in the Birds Point floodway all his life. People came to the check point to watch the water levels rise after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blew a hole in the levee which flooded Bennett's home. Water levels on the Ohio River fell after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breached the Birds Point levee on Monday. The National Weather Service said before the breach, the Cairo level was at 61.72 feet and rising. By Tuesday morning, the river was at 60.62 feet and was expected to keep falling to 59.4 feet by Saturday. David Carson dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Tuesday May 3, 2011- Water levels rise on Tuesday after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blew a hole in the levee which floodedBirds Point-New Madrid Floodway on Monday night. Water levels on the Ohio River fell after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breached the Birds Point levee on Monday. The National Weather Service said before the breach, the Cairo level was at 61.72 feet and rising. By Tuesday morning, the river was at 60.62 feet and was expected to keep falling to 59.4 feet by Saturday. David Carson dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Tuesday May 3, 2011--Andy Plauck, with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources takes a look at water levels on a levee holding back the Ohio River in Cairo on Tuesday. Water levels on the Ohio River, right, fell after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breached the Birds Point levee on Monday. The National Weather Service said before the breach, the Cairo level was at 61.72 feet and rising. By Tuesday morning, the river was at 60.62 feet and was expected to keep falling to 59.4 feet by Saturday. David Carson dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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Tuesday May 3, 2011--Illinois conservation police officer Ralph Sievers climbs up on top of a levee to take a look at water levels on a levee holding back the Ohio River in Cairo on Tuesday. Water levels on the Ohio River, right, fell after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers breached the Birds Point levee on Monday. The National Weather Service said before the breach, the Cairo level was at 61.72 feet and rising. By Tuesday morning, the river was at 60.62 feet and was expected to keep falling to 59.4 feet by Saturday. David Carson dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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