Flood unease intensifies along the Mississippi south of where levee sacrificed to lower rivers Authorities weigh whether to purposely inundate more land as residents along Mississippi River evacuate * Twister Costs in Alabama Alone Could Rival Hurricane Katrina * Alabama Students Back in School * PHOTOS | **HOW TO HELP ** The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blasted open a two-mile long hole in a levee along the Mississippi River, sending the rain-swollen waterway gushing over 100,000 acres of Missouri farmland. The intentional breach of a levee on the Mississippi River is helping to ease unprecedented flood pressure on other areas, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. The intentional breach of a levee on the Mississippi River is helping to ease unprecedented flood pressure on other areas, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. WYATT, Mo. - The dramatic, late-night demolition of a levee sent water pouring onto thousands of acres of Missouri farmland Tuesday, easing the Mississippi River floodwaters threatening the Illinois town of Cairo. Roy Presson, with his daughters Catherine, left, and Amanda, looking out at their flooded 2,400-acre farm on Tuesday in Wyatt, Mo. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the operation to help ease pressure on the Mississippi River is working. WYATT, Mo. (AP) -- The dramatic, late-night demolition of a huge earthen levee sent chocolate-colored floodwaters pouring onto thousands of acres of Missouri farmland Tuesday, easing the threat to a tiny Illinois town being menaced by the Mississippi River. Levels on the swollen Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, have fallen more than a foot since the Birds Point levee was breached. The action sacrificed 130,000 acres of farmland and about 100 homes in Missouri to spare Cairo, a town of 3,000. As Latresser King and her family waited to learn when they could return home, engineers blew another breach in a Missouri levee Tuesday in a desperate bid to save her small Illinois town from record flooding. US blows a hole in a levee to relieve Mississippi River flooding, inundating 200 sq miles of farmland used to channel the excess water. Late Monday, the US Army Corps of Engineers blasted a two-mile hole in a Mississippi River levee to relieve water pressure that was endangering Cairo, Ill. But problems remain downriver. ST. LOUIS, May 3 (UPI) -- The Mississippi River inundated 130,000 acres of prime Missouri farmland Tuesday morning after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blew up a section of levee. River levels began to fall after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blew a hole in a Missouri levee to ease pressure on dams protecting towns where the Ohio River flows into the Mississippi. Joe Barrett has from Sikeston, Missouri. Explosion takes out about 5,500 feet of Missouri levee with aim of lowering floodwaters further up Mississippi River Levels on the swollen Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, have fallen more than a foot since the Birds Point levee was breached, according to the National Weather Service. The action sacrificed 130,000 acres of farmland and about 100 homes in Missouri in order to spare Cairo, a town of 3,000 residents. River levels were starting to fall Tuesday after the Army Corps of Engineers blew a hole in a Missouri levee to prevent the Ohio River from overrunning the small Illinois town of Cairo. The Army Corps of Engineers set off charges inside a levee along the Mississippi River to spare a small Illinois town at the expense of about 100 homes. River levels began to fall after the Army Corps of Engineers blew a hole in a Missouri levee to ease pressure on dams protecting towns where the Ohio River flows into the Mississippi. (05-03) 09:23 PDT Langley, Ark. (AP) -- After a few short explosions and flashes of orange light, the Mississippi River began pouring through a wide hole in a giant earthen levee intentionally blown open by Army...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Flood Worries Intensifies Along Mississippi River Threatens To Reach Record Heights After Levee Blast More Rough Water Ahead flooding still in forecast after levee breach Flooding blast eases one threat A Breached and New Downstream operation a success Missouri to Illinois town levels fall engineers holes flood breached shifts Memphis Corps opens R. floodway News Hub Levels Drop Engineers Mo. again aid Ill. falling US breaks as water rising Drops elsewhere
