Cairo police chief urges remaining residents to evacuate the city as water covers more roads

Monday, May 2, 2011 ~ Updated 2:56 PM

CAIRO, ILL. -- Access to Cairo, Ill., is slowly getting cut off as the rivers around the town continue to rise, covering roads and spurring law enforcement to restrict access to the city to emergency personnel only.

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