Pictures of the Week: April 29 — May 5, 2011

Cars sit submerged in floodwater in the town of Cairo, Illinois. Intense storms and record-breaking rains brought about heavy flooding in southern Illinois and neighboring states,
Zhang Baoping / Xinhua / Landov

Under Water
Cars sit submerged in floodwater in the town of Cairo, Illinois. Intense storms and record-breaking rains brought about heavy flooding in southern Illinois and neighboring states, forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to blow up a levee on the Mississippi River to ease the intense flooding in the town of Cairo.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011