Mississippi levee buckles under rising waters

Mississippi levee buckles under rising waters

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Rising waters burst through an overtaxed levee on the Mississippi River Tuesday, sending gushing torrents into an Illinois town as the sodden US midwest reeled from days of epic flooding.

The levee break left Highway 34 at Gulfport, on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, under water, prompting officials to close a bridge to the neighboring town of Burlington and creating havoc for commuters.

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Ya know if this is the 500 year flood that they are calling it... If I lived in New Orleans i would be sweating bullets right about now and planning my escape.

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