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May 02 2011 ∞
shortformblog: What blowing up a levee looks like: A scene from the Birds Point Levee in Missouri, which the Army Corps of Engineers is essentially destroying to save Cairo, an Illinois town, from rising floodwaters. The first blast happened just after 10 p.m. local time. Two more explosions will take place by tomorrow morning. ”We watched something historic and tragic,” said Col. Vernie Reichling, commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District. (photo via KFVS)

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What blowing up a levee looks like: A scene from the Birds Point Levee in Missouri, which the Army Corps of Engineers is essentially destroying to save Cairo, an Illinois town, from rising floodwaters. The first blast happened just after 10 p.m. local time. Two more explosions will take place by tomorrow morning. ”We watched something historic and tragic,” said Col. Vernie Reichling, commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District. (photo via KFVS)

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