NewsJune 4, 2013

Roads are closed as the Mississippi River continues to rise on Tuesday, June 4 in Cape Girardeau. Floodwaters encroach on Allenville, Mo. and Dutchtown.

Fred Lynch and Laura Simon
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
A truck drives around a barricade on Highway 177 where floodwaters cover the road near the city limits Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A truck drives around a barricade on Highway 177 where floodwaters cover the road near the city limits Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Sandbags line Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Sandbags line Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Mailboxes along an Allenville street are held upright by buckets, Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mailboxes along an Allenville street are held upright by buckets, Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center pile sandbags across Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center pile sandbags across Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A Chevy pickup truck drives through low-lying floodwater over one of the roads leading into Allenville, Mo., Tuesday morning, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Chevy pickup truck drives through low-lying floodwater over one of the roads leading into Allenville, Mo., Tuesday morning, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center pile sandbags across Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center pile sandbags across Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

FLoodwaters encroach on a field of corn, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, just outside Allenville, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com FLoodwaters encroach on a field of corn, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, just outside Allenville, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center pile sandbags across Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center pile sandbags across Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Larry Quade stands on his farm just outside Allenville, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Floodwaters have already covered portions of Quade's farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Larry Quade stands on his farm just outside Allenville, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Floodwaters have already covered portions of Quade's farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center pile sandbags across Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center pile sandbags across Highway 74 at the Highway 25 intersection in Dutchtown, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
East Cape Rock Drive is closed due to rising floodwaters of the Mississippi River as seen Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com East Cape Rock Drive is closed due to rising floodwaters of the Mississippi River as seen Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwaters spread through a field of corn, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, just outside of Allenville, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters spread through a field of corn, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, just outside of Allenville, Mo.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
The rising Mississippi River covers railroad tracks near the water intake on East Cape Rock Drive as seen Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The rising Mississippi River covers railroad tracks near the water intake on East Cape Rock Drive as seen Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Motorcyclists view the rising Mississippi River that covers East Cape Rock Drive Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Motorcyclists view the rising Mississippi River that covers East Cape Rock Drive Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
The rising Mississippi River at the Red Star Access is seen Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The rising Mississippi River at the Red Star Access is seen Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwaters spread across farmland just outside Allenville, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters spread across farmland just outside Allenville, Mo., Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Floodwaters cover North Main Street at Second Street Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Floodwaters cover North Main Street at Second Street Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Cape Girardeau.
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Roads are closed as the Mississippi River continues to rise on Tuesday, June 4 in Cape Girardeau. Floodwaters encroach on Allenville, Mo. and Dutchtown.

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