Cairo, Ill. residents return home

Cairo, Ill. resident A.C. Cleaves sits outside his home Wednesday, May 11, 2011, the day after he returned to the city since the mandatory evacuation order. (Fred Lynch)

Traffic into Cairo, Ill. was light Wednesday, May 11, 2011 after the mandatory evacuation order was lifted. (Fred Lynch)

Cairo, Ill. mayor Tyrone Coleman discusses on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 his city allowing its residents to return after severe flooding. (Fred Lynch)

Cairo, Ill. residents Danyella Nelson and her daughter, Jahniyah Hughes, walk near their home Wednesday, May 11, 2011. They returned to the city on Sunday. (Fred Lynch)

Salvation Army volunteers Ray Lamb, left, and Rob Hennecke were ready to provide meals to anyone in need Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Cairo, Ill. (Fred Lynch)