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Cairo sand boil

Laura Simon
Saturday, April 30, 2011

Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, president of the Mississippi River Commission, visits the large sand boil in Cairo, Ill. Saturday, April 30, 2011.

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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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    A large sand boil has appeared near a levee in Cairo, Ill. (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 speaks to citizens and the media Saturday, April 30, 2011 about the large sand boil that has appeared in Cairo, Ill. (Laura Simon)
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    A large sand boil has appeared near a levee in Cairo, Ill. (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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    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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    A large sand boil has appeared near a levee in Cairo, Ill. (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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    Tom Morgan, left, with the Army Corps. of Engineers speaks with Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh, center, and Cairo Mayor Judson Childs about the large sand boil that has appeared in the city. (Laura Simon)
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    Cairo Mayor Judson Childs speaks to citizens and the media Saturday, April 30, 2011 about the large sand boil that has appeared in his city. (Laura Simon)
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    A large sand boil has appeared near a levee in Cairo, Ill. (Laura Simon)
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    A large sand boil has appeared near a levee in Cairo, Ill. (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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    Water pours from the pool of a large sand boil that has appeared near a levee in Cairo, Ill. (Laura Simon)
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    Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh visits the large sand boil in Cairo, Ill. Saturday, April 30, 2011. (Laura Simon)