Army Corps Detonates Explosives on Flood Levee

May 3rd, 2011

Via: Reuters:

The government on Monday detonated explosives to blow a hole in a flood levee on the Mississippi River and save several towns from being inundated, including Cairo, Illinois.

Six plumes of flame rose from the area of the explosion and a loud boom was heard at about 10 p.m. local time, a Reuters journalist near the site of the action said.

Related: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Moves 265 Tons of Explosives Into Position to Breach Birds Point Levee

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