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NewsDecember 29, 2015

2015 Winter Flooding - Day 2

People and businesses in the Bois Brule Bottoms in Perry County continued to evacuate as the Mississippi River continues to rise, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.

Laura Simon
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The sky is reflected in the Mississippi River floodwater at the Red Star Access as Justin Shoemaker keeps a fire going in the pit, Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The sky is reflected in the Mississippi River floodwater at the Red Star Access as Justin Shoemaker keeps a fire going in the pit, Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A man keeps watch as wheat grain is loaded into a truck to me moved to a different location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A man keeps watch as wheat grain is loaded into a truck to me moved to a different location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Trucks line the streets of McBride, Missouri, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, while waiting in line to fill the truck beds with wheat grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Trucks line the streets of McBride, Missouri, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, while waiting in line to fill the truck beds with wheat grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Trucks line the streets of McBride, Missouri, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, while waiting in line to fill the truck beds with wheat grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Trucks line the streets of McBride, Missouri, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, while waiting in line to fill the truck beds with wheat grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Trucks line the streets of McBride, Missouri, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, while waiting in line to fill the truck beds with wheat grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Trucks line the streets of McBride, Missouri, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, while waiting in line to fill the truck beds with wheat grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Chester, Illinois overlooks the Bois Brule bottoms as trucks plow through a flooded Perry County road, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, near McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Chester, Illinois overlooks the Bois Brule bottoms as trucks plow through a flooded Perry County road, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, near McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com MoDot employees work to put up the flood gate on US 51 near the Chester, Illinois bridge, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com MoDot employees work to put up the flood gate on US 51 near the Chester, Illinois bridge, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Michael Gremaud works on loading up his belongings to evacuate his home in the Bois Brule bottoms, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, near McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Michael Gremaud works on loading up his belongings to evacuate his home in the Bois Brule bottoms, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, near McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Michael Gremaud works on loading up his belongings to evacuate his home in the Bois Brule bottoms, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, near McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Michael Gremaud works on loading up his belongings to evacuate his home in the Bois Brule bottoms, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, near McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The skyline is reflected in floodwater over a Cape Girardeau County road, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The skyline is reflected in floodwater over a Cape Girardeau County road, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A man loads his fishing boat into the back of his pickup truck after taking it out on the floodwater over Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A man loads his fishing boat into the back of his pickup truck after taking it out on the floodwater over Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brandon Chapman catches a sandbag from Jesse James while Caleb Wilferth, right, places sandbags on the pile, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at The Rivers Edge near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau..
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brandon Chapman catches a sandbag from Jesse James while Caleb Wilferth, right, places sandbags on the pile, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at The Rivers Edge near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau..
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Employees, friends and family help remove items from Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Employees, friends and family help remove items from Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Logan Cullum, left, and Victoria Bruce watch as the last of the sandbags are placed around The Rivers Edge near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Logan Cullum, left, and Victoria Bruce watch as the last of the sandbags are placed around The Rivers Edge near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brandon Chapman and his girlfriend Victoria Bruce chat after the final sandbags were placed around The Rivers Edge near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brandon Chapman and his girlfriend Victoria Bruce chat after the final sandbags were placed around The Rivers Edge near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Joe Walker rides a four wheeler near the floodwater at the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Joe Walker rides a four wheeler near the floodwater at the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A rope swing hangs from a tree near the flooded Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A rope swing hangs from a tree near the flooded Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The sky is reflected in the Mississippi River floodwater at the Red Star Access as Justin Shoemaker keeps a fire going in the pit, Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The sky is reflected in the Mississippi River floodwater at the Red Star Access as Justin Shoemaker keeps a fire going in the pit, Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Butler works on a tin fence to surround a workshop near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015. Flooding from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Butler works on a tin fence to surround a workshop near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015. Flooding from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Butler works on a tin fence to surround a workshop near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015. Flooding from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Butler works on a tin fence to surround a workshop near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015. Flooding from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Butler works on a tin fence to surround a workshop near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015. Flooding from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Butler works on a tin fence to surround a workshop near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015. Flooding from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Butler works on a tin fence to surround a workshop near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015. Flooding from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Butler works on a tin fence to surround a workshop near the Red Star Access in Cape Girardeau Tuesday evening, Dec. 29, 2015. Flooding from the Mississippi River is encroaching on the shop.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dennis Ernst loads scrap metal into a bucket at Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri. If the floodwater reaches McBride, that would make the third flood that Ernst has lived through.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dennis Ernst loads scrap metal into a bucket at Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri. If the floodwater reaches McBride, that would make the third flood that Ernst has lived through.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com John Buerck wheels a storage cabinet out of Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com John Buerck wheels a storage cabinet out of Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brian Birchler wheels a welding machine out of Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brian Birchler wheels a welding machine out of Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Larry Stearns removes scrap metal from Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Larry Stearns removes scrap metal from Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Ernst, right, gives a thumbs-up to Brian Birchler as Birchler removes a load of equipment from Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Ernst, right, gives a thumbs-up to Brian Birchler as Birchler removes a load of equipment from Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dennis Ernst loads scrap metal into a bucket at Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dennis Ernst loads scrap metal into a bucket at Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop to take to a higher location, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Nathan Ernst stands inside the garage of Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri. Ernst, his friends family's and co-workers were removing equipment from the shop to take to a higher location in case the Mississippi River tops the levee near Chester, Illinois. The machine shop had around 14 feet of water inside during the 1993 flood.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Nathan Ernst stands inside the garage of Ernst Service Station & Machine Shop, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri. Ernst, his friends family's and co-workers were removing equipment from the shop to take to a higher location in case the Mississippi River tops the levee near Chester, Illinois. The machine shop had around 14 feet of water inside during the 1993 flood.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Madison Klucas, 6, stands in the kitchen of her home with with her mother, Amy, brother Andrew, 11, and grandmother, Terry Theiss, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri. The Klucas family is evacuating the house they rent in McBride, and will be staying with Theiss in Perryville while the threat of flooding from the Mississippi River remains.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Madison Klucas, 6, stands in the kitchen of her home with with her mother, Amy, brother Andrew, 11, and grandmother, Terry Theiss, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in McBride, Missouri. The Klucas family is evacuating the house they rent in McBride, and will be staying with Theiss in Perryville while the threat of flooding from the Mississippi River remains.
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People and businesses in the Bois Brule Bottoms in Perry County continued to evacuate as the Mississippi River continues to rise, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.

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