Images from Mississippi flooding

Memphis floodwaters leave trail of damage

It will take weeks for the Mississippi to recede and much longer for submerged areas to recover.

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Also: 

• Downstream areas prep
• Tourists flock to flood
• Casinos forced to close

Meanwhile with all the attention focused on the Mississippi flooding, Lake Champlain flooded:

FEMA gauging Lake Champlain flood damage in Vermont

Disaster specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in Vermont, assessing damage inflicted by Lake Champlain floodwaters.

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