Photos from Inside the Flood Zone

Mississippi flood
Lee Celano / Reuters

St. Francisville, Louisiana, May 21, 2011
People look over water from the bulging Mississippi River which has flooded homes and businesses in St. Francisville, Louisiana May 21, 2011. With weeks to go before the flood waters of the crested Mississippi River fully recede, officials in Vicksburg, Mississippi, are advising caution and preparing for an aggressive cleanup.

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