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From The Huffington Post
In one of the worst cases of flooding since the Great Depression, the bulging, swollen Mississippi River is overflowing in record proportions, blanketing thousands of square miles across Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi, negatively impacting the environment, and causing billions of dollars in damage.
After weeks of intense rainfall, the water level is breaking records across Mississippi. In Natchez, Miss., the water now stands at 58.3 feet, shattering the 1937 watermark of 53.04 feet. And the National Weather Service says that the flooding is just getting started.
While residents scramble to reach higher ground, the rest of the country has focused on the economic and environmental impacts of this last round of severe weather, which comes in the wake the devastating tornadoes that swept the Southeast two weeks ago.
The water is flooding some of the most fertile areas in the country, so damages to agriculture alone could easily top $2 billion, according to estimates by economist John Michael Riley, a professor in the department of agricultural economics at Mississippi State University.
"Crop lost estimates are definitely around $800 million for Mississippi alone," Riley said. To that $800 million, Riley added another $500 million in estimated losses in Arkansas, and several hundred million more caused by flooding in Louisiana, Missouri and farmland north of Memphis in Tennessee.
But agricultural losses could just be the tip of the iceberg.
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By: brendamayee on 5/12/2011 4:20PM
NO COMMENTS NO ONE CARES..THIS IS OUR COUNTRY WE MUST DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUR PEOPLE..WHEN IS THIS GOING TO STOP....I ACTUALLY HAVE TO SEARCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUTH...SHAME ON US.
I CARE GOD BLESS MY PEOPLE IN THE FLOOD AREA'S AND I HOPE HELP IS THERE AND STILL ON THE WAY...I PRAY FOR YOU ALL.AMEN
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By: "DimePiece" on 5/12/2011 10:14PM
I care brendamayee that is why I am making comment because, this right here should affect EVERYBODY! I was in TEARS you feel me, when this broke out and by looking at the pictures on TV, people loosing their loved ones, their homes, and EVERYTHING! It is so hard to look at times, I just cry.
I pray from my heart day and night for everybody! I pray that GOD helps and bless these people going through these hard and difficult times! I am going to make a donation, I wish that I could donate my time to help? I pray that the flood will recede real soon, pray that these people receive the best care, assistance, food, and shelter. I will keep everybody in my prayers & keep others in other disasters in my prayers too! People should feel more compasionate, support, & help becuase this could happen to YOU! Natural Disasters have been happening left and right in the past months and years. People better WAKE UP because,
"THESE ARE THE LAST DAYS"!
PEACE!
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By: sixpack3465 on 5/14/2011 5:13AM
My heart goes out to the people of Mississipi,
Tennesse & Lousiana because this harsh flooding
has cause so much misery to those residents.
People of these 3 states might have to relocate,
which is hard to do when these citizens been
comfortable with the surrounding area they were raised in. Lousiana citizens definately don't need
another nightmare since hurricaine Katrina. For
all those who don't believe in big govt should be
ashame because when a catastrophy happens like
major flooding, tornadoes, earthquakes or
hurricaines that demolish cities or towns around
the region, people need assistance from several govt agencies to help calm them down in a critical
moment.
Our federal & state govt must come up with a
diabolical engineering plan to help prevent such
a catastrophy from destroying people homes or
communities. New levees & infastructures need to
be built on a scale of imagination to prevent
major flooding that could cost billions & billions
of dollars of destruction. The good thing I can
say about this tragedy is people of all colors
come together to help thy neighbor out. Regardless
of color, religion, political preference,
educational or sexual preference, people come
together at a time of crisis to support one
another. May God shine his love & guidance to
residents of Tennesse, Mississipi & Louisana.
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By: Becky on 5/14/2011 9:53PM
People have turned away from God, we all need to get on our knees and ask Him to forgive us so that He will bless this country once again. We have seen one disaster after another.
I am from Louisiana, my family and friends are still there, I am praying for them all.
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By: swingarino on 5/16/2011 10:51AM
right...get on your knees while fema and the rest of the government continue to phuck you...it's a time and place for everything, so the good bood says...and now is not the time for praying.
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