NewsJune 23, 2015
Flooding from the Mississippi River continues, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
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Martin birdhouses and the American flag rise out from the flooded Mississippi River, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Thebes, Illinois.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Martin birdhouses and the American flag rise out from the flooded Mississippi River, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Thebes, Illinois.
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Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Kaden Mayberry looks out over the floodwater covering a portion of Highway 177, just north of Cape Girardeau, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Mayberry and hi mother, Janine, live on the other side of the flooded area, and stopped by to check out how flooded the road was.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kaden Mayberry looks out over the floodwater covering a portion of Highway 177, just north of Cape Girardeau, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Mayberry and hi mother, Janine, live on the other side of the flooded area, and stopped by to check out how flooded the road was.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A barricade blocks motorists from driving through a portion of Highway 177 that is covered by floodwater, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A barricade blocks motorists from driving through a portion of Highway 177 that is covered by floodwater, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, as seen from the Thebes Courthouse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, as seen from the Thebes Courthouse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the Mississippi River encroaches on the landing in Thebes, Illinois, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
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Flooding from the Mississippi River continues, Tuesday, June 23, 2015.

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