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2011 Spring Flooding: Thursday, May 5, 2011

May 5, 2011
Laura Simon
  • Foodtown employee Travis Poole cleans the bottom shelves in the Olive Branch, Ill. grocery store Thursday, May 5, 2011. The store had 16 inches of water inside when floodwaters were at their highest. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • William Vaughn, left, helps his nephew Larry Vaughn move belongings from his flooded home along Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch, Ill. Thursday, May 5, 2011. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Darren Bigham watches floodwaters being pumped out from his sisters house along Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch Thursday, May 5, 2011. Floodwaters have receded and Illinois Route 3 is again open for travel. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Savannah Rayford, rear, and Ruby Howell, both of Mounds, Ill., fish in the floodwater along Illinois Route 3 Thursday, May 5, 2011 near Olive Branch, Ill. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. have receded leaving behind debris of corn husks from nearby farmland. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Dirt from floodwater streaks the aisles of Foodtown in Olive Branch, Ill. Thursday, May 5, 2011. The store had 16 inches of water inside when floodwaters were at their highest. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Floodwaters are pumped from a house along Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch Thursday, May 5, 2011. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Foodtown employee Travis Poole cleans the bottom shelves in the Olive Branch, Ill. grocery store Thursday, May 5, 2011. The store had 16 inches of water inside when floodwaters were at their highest. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • A deceased deer lays on land where the floodwater has receded Thursday, May 5, 2011 in Olive Branch, Ill. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Jack Butcher removes cornhusks from nearby farmland that accumulated in the floodwater in Olive Branch, Ill. Thursday, May 5, 2011. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. have receded leaving behind a row of sandbags and debris such as corn husks from nearby farmland. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. have receded leaving behind a row of sandbags and debris such as corn husks from nearby farmland. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. have receded leaving behind debris such as corn husks from nearby farmland. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Crews work to repair damage from a mudslide alongside the railroad in Cairo, Ill. Thursday, May 5, 2011. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Tommy Ryan, left, and David Emerson rake corn husks into a pile to be removed in Olive Branch, Ill. Thursday, May 5, 2011. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Police officers block U.S. 51 approaching Cairo, Ill. Thursday, May 5, 2011. Only authorized people are allowed back inside the city until further notification. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. have receded leaving behind debris of corn husks from nearby farmland. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • Paul Coleson removes sandbags from the entryway of FoodTown in Olive Branch, Ill. Thursday, May 5, 2011. The store had 16 inches of water inside when floodwaters were at their highest. (LAURA SIMON)
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  • A dump truck enters Cairo, Ill. Thursday, May 5, 2011 as crews work to repair damage from a mudslide on the other side of the Cairo tunnel. (LAURA SIMON)
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