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Category: Flooding

Read Mississippi Today’s coverage of Mississippi River and Pearl River flooding and its effects on the state’s farmland, its residents and the state’s economy.

Photo Gallery | Flooding in Columbia

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton March 6, 2020April 23, 2020

About 350 structures were affected by the recent flooding in Columbia

Pearl River flooding: Tug and pull over best way to deal with river escalates after 3rd-highest crest on record

Alex Rozier by Alex Rozier February 26, 2020February 27, 2020

The Pearl River’s downstream communities brace for the worst as Jackson’s floodwaters recede

Adam Ganucheau by Adam Ganucheau February 20, 2020February 24, 2020

Pearl River Flooding: Residents begin ‘very long, long and enduring process’ toward recovery

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton February 18, 2020January 11, 2021

‘It’s been slow moving’: The debate over One Lake comes to a head 40 years after historic flood

Alex Rozier by Alex Rozier January 19, 2020January 11, 2021

After historic 2019 south Delta backwater flood, residents still picking up pieces

Adam Ganucheau by Adam Ganucheau December 24, 2019December 26, 2019

The promise of the Yazoo Pumps: Floods revive debate, but will project help communities that need it most?

Avatar by Boyce Upholt / Southerly October 18, 2019October 23, 2019

‘Toxic, stagnant, nasty water’: Mississippi River Commission hears about flooding concerns from the Delta to Gulf Coast

Alex Rozier by Alex Rozier August 22, 2019January 11, 2021

Flooding in Mississippi: ‘The only thing that we are looking forward to is just survival’

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton July 17, 2019January 11, 2021

South Delta residents, enduring the longest flood since 1927, hope the EPA reverses course on Yazoo Pumps

Avatar by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today, and Phil McCausland, NBC News June 13, 2019June 17, 2019

‘Mother Nature and God Almighty are powerful adversaries’: Floodwaters overtake Eagle Lake community after long fight

Adam Ganucheau by Adam Ganucheau May 22, 2019January 11, 2021

Photo Gallery: Tchula Flooding

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton May 20, 2019April 23, 2020

Photo Gallery: Flood victim Anderson Jones Sr.

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton May 20, 2019April 23, 2020

Photo Gallery: Issaquena Co. flooding

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton May 20, 2019April 23, 2020

Living Day to Day: Surrounded by water and ignored by powerful officials, Tchula and its people fight for survival

Anna Wolfe by Anna Wolfe May 15, 2019January 11, 2021

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