May 11, 2011

Cairo, Ill. residents return home

The mandatory evacuation order for Cairo, Ill. residents was lifted Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com 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 ~ flynch@semissourian.com Traffic into Cairo, Ill. was light Wednesday, May 11, 2011 after the mandatory evacuation order was lifted.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Cairo, Ill. mayor Tyrone Coleman discusses on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 his city allowing its residents to return after severe flooding.

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com 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 ~ flynch@semissourian.com 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.

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The mandatory evacuation order for Cairo, Ill. residents was lifted Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

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