On Ill.-Mo. Border, Mississippi River Causes Dilemma

Where the southern tip of Illinois meets Missouri, residents are bracing for serious flooding. The flood that seems imminent would be man-made. The Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to blast open a hole in a levee in order to relieve pressure on a larger flood control system. But the levee breach would cause flood problems of its own elsewhere. Michele Norris talks with Jacob McCleland of member station KRCU.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/05/02/135930284/on-ill-mo-border-mississippi-river-causes-dilemma?ft=1&f=1007

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