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Louisiana braces as flood spillway opens
Updated: 2011-05-15 08:55
(Agencies)
A flood impacted area of the Mississippi River is pictured from the International Space Station in this image taken on May 12, 2011, shows the outlines of some heavily flooded agricultural fields on the Missouri side of the river. [Photo/Agencies] |
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