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US-RISING-RIVER
SIMMESPORT, LA - MAY 18: (R to L)) Simmesport residents Zeth Rogers, Lance Kimble and Tyler Clark gather in the flooding Atchafalaya River on May 18, 2011 in Simmesport, Louisiana. The Morganza Spillway floodgates were opened for the first time in nearly forty years to lower the crest of the flooding Mississippi River as it is partially diverted into the Atchafalaya Basin. Heavy rains have left the ground saturated, rivers swollen, and have caused widespread flooding in Louisiana. Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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Simmesport, LA, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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MARIO TAMA |
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18 Mai 2011 |
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