Mississippi River Flooding Threatens Vicksburg MS
Author: peter Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 3278
City workers transport a load of sandbags to be used in re-enforcing a levee gate past the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Station May 11, 2011 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Mississippi river at Vicksburg is expected to crest at a record 58.5 feet. Heavy rains have left the ground saturated, rivers swollen, and have caused widespread flooding in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
William Jefferson fishes in the street near his flooded home in the Kings Community neighborhood May 11, 2011 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
City workers use sandbags to try and stop floodwater from seeping through a levee gate May 11, 2011 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A street sign sticks out from the floodwater in the Kings Community neighborhood May 11, 2011 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)