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Southeast Missourian

2011 Spring Flooding: Saturday, April 30

Saturday, April 30, 2011

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    A Morehouse, Mo. resident runs through his flooded town Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    A large sand boil has appeared near a levy in Cairo, Ill. (Laura Simon)
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    Floodwater surrounds Lion of Judah church in Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    The Morehouse, Mo. water treatment plant and water tower sit in floodwater Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Floodwaters take over the town of Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Submitted photos taken from a helicopter by Andy Pritchett
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    Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh speaks about Birds Point levee during a press conference Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Sikeston, Mo. (Laura Simon)
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    Scott Bartell with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources ties an empty water bottle to mark Promised Land Road at Horseshoe Lake Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    The Illinois Department of Natural Resources deploys employees to Horseshoe Lake to tie up loose propane tanks and mark road signs with flotation devices Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Floodwaters take over the town of Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Floodwaters take over the town of Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Floodwaters take over the town of Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Morehouse, Mo. residents use a boat and a truck to move belongings to dry ground Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    An empty water bottle acts as a marker for Promised Land Road at Horseshoe Lake Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Jonathan Avery boat to land to get a bottle of drinking water from Brian Lynch in Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Floodwaters take over the town of Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    The water treatment facility in Morehouse, Mo. is surrounded by floodwater Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    The Illinois Department of Natural Resources deploys employees to Horseshoe Lake to tie up loose propane tanks and mark road signs with flotation devices Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Train tracks separate the floodwater in Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Floodwater surrounds Lion of Judah church in Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh visits the large sand boil in Cairo, Ill. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh visits the large sand boil in Cairo, Ill. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    The water treatment facility in Morehouse, Mo. is surrounded by floodwater Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh speaks about Bird's Point levee during a press conference Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Sikeston, Mo. (Laura Simon)
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    Floodwaters take over the town of Morehouse, Mo. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    The Illinois Department of Natural Resources employee Doug Carney boats along Promised Land Road at Horseshoe Lake to tie up loose propane tanks and mark road signs with flotation devices Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    The Illinois Department of Natural Resources deploys employees to Horseshoe Lake to tie up loose propane tanks and mark road signs with flotation devices Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)
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    Bill Sprous uses a raft to help carry supplies through floodwater to his flooded Morehouse, Mo. home Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)