Flooding and the breaking of levees continue to create major problems for people living along the Mississippi in Illinois and Missouri. While most of the rain on Saturday seemed to have subsided, the rise in the water levels of the rivers flowing through these regions continued to be a cause for major concern. Some people were looking at recovering what they could from the wreckage of the flood damage, though others sought to take evasive measures in the light of more rising waters flowing in their direction down river.
The unseasonal rains have measured as much as 10 inches falling over a three-day period. This has broken the historical records for rains and floods in several parts of this region, certainly for this time of the year, according to the Associated Press.
The flooding has receded in several of the affected areas, and people are trying to get back to their normal lives. Several communities will now also have to precisely assess the extent of the damage they have now suffered and make plans for how they are going to recompense their losses.
The number of major levees that have broken has risen to 11. The breaking of the levees will cause a lot of additional problems because these levees were built to protect these communities from the floods in the first place. People will now have to design their levees very differently to address the record newer levels of flooding caused by these latest rains.
The number of people that have died in the current rains and floods has risen to two dozen. Of these deaths, nine have been reported in Illinois and 15 were in Missouri, the Inquisitr reported.
People living behind the levees at communities such as Olive Branch, Hodges Park, Unity and East Cape Girardeau (all in Illinois) have been asked to prepare for the rising rivers heading their way and potential damage that could result from the breaking of the levees protecting those communities, according to CBS News.
