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# Mississippi River

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Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
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Aug 7th 2011, 11:04 AM
# Mississippi River
Tens of thousands of homes could be swamped as Mississippi river floodgates to be opened
About 25,000 people and 11,000 structures could be in harm’s way when the Morganza spillway is unlocked for the first time in 38 years on Saturday.
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May 14th 2011, 3:38 PM
# Levee
US army blows up river levee to save town from flooding
Army engineers have blown holes into the walls of the levee, flooding thousands of acres of farmland in a bid to prevent further flood pressure on the Illinois town, Cairo.
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May 3rd 2011, 2:05 PM