Mississippi River cities brace for still-rising floodwaters
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District volunteer flood fighters battle rising waters near the Millington levee on Monday, April 7. (Memphis District Civil Engineer David Jacobs/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District)
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The river is now forecast to crest in Cairo, Illinois, at up to 54 feet on Thursday, April 10 — just over major flood stage — and the river could stay above 50 feet for about two weeks.
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