Thousands of Mississippians down the long, winding Pearl River are only beginning to see the worst impacts of the historic flood. Others farther downstream can only wait for the high waters to arrive
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‘Toxic, stagnant, nasty water’: Mississippi River Commission hears about flooding concerns from the Delta to Gulf Coast
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Months of backwater flooding in the Delta and the deaths of marine wildlife in the Gulf were the focus of the commission’s annual low-water inspection
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Flooding in Mississippi: ‘The only thing that we are looking forward to is just survival’
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Farmers, in their own words, talk about the 220,000 acres of farmland inundated with floodwaters in the Mississippi Delta, disrupting their lives and livelihoods. The area isn’t expected to drop below flood stage until August.
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South Delta residents, enduring the longest flood since 1927, hope the EPA reverses course on Yazoo Pumps
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Locals in the Mississippi backwater believe the Yazoo Pumps would prevent the floodwaters that regularly threaten thousands. But the EPA said they would destroy wetlands.
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‘Mother Nature and God Almighty are powerful adversaries’: Floodwaters overtake Eagle Lake community after long fight
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Residents and volunteers showed their grit but could only delay the inevitable. On Monday all but 107 residents were forced to evacuate and by Tuesday at least 50 homes were underwater with waters not expected to subside for at least two weeks.
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Photo Gallery: Tchula Flooding
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Residents of Tchula, located in the state’s poorest county, Holmes County, have been affected by Tchula Lake’s recent flooding. View images from the area and the people dealing with the rising waters.
Photo Gallery: Flood victim Anderson Jones Sr.
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Although hundreds of people have been displaced due to the flooding in Warren County, Anderson Jones Sr., a resident of Filter, Miss., walks a little less than a mile every week to get to his home. The photos in this gallery show the strenuous circumstances of his journey.
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Photo Gallery: Issaquena Co. flooding
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In Issaquena County, homes, churches, vehicles and farm equipment can be seen nearly submerged in flood water. This photo gallery shows the severity of the flooding in the county.
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Living Day to Day: Surrounded by water and ignored by powerful officials, Tchula and its people fight for survival
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Consistently among the poorest in the nation, this Delta town has been hit by a confluence of heavy rain and river overflow more extreme than it has seen in decades.
The Homeland and the Wetlands: The Yazoo backwater fight rages
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With hundreds of thousands of acres across six counties under water, debate over the controversial Yazoo Pumps project is once again the talk of the Mississippi Delta
‘From really bad to worse’: Eagle Lake residents race the clock to fight rising waters, save homes from catastrophic flood
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With more rain in the forecast, and little help from the government, neighbors of this 400-person community have come together to battle Mother Nature. Still, some resident fear their efforts might only be delaying the inevitable.