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NewsMay 2, 2017

2017 Flooding - May 2

Flooding in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois as seen on Monday, May 2, 2017.

Andrew J. Whitaker and Laura Simon
Ben Siebert, center, hands off a sandbag to be piled around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Ben Siebert, center, hands off a sandbag to be piled around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Carlos Boyer places a sandbag onto a truck to be placed around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Carlos Boyer places a sandbag onto a truck to be placed around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
A vehicle drives through water along highway 74 Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
A vehicle drives through water along highway 74 Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
A vehicle drives through water along highway 74 Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
A vehicle drives through water along highway 74 Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Water flows over County Road 238 Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
Water flows over County Road 238 Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
Dustin Anglin walks down County Road 238 with his two kids Jase Anglin, 8, and Saylor Anglin, 1, to check on the flooding from the recent rainfall they had received on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. His parents Mildred and Jeff Anglin (not pictured) who live across the flooded area in Allenville have been staying with him in the meantime. Mildred said it is nothing new when it comes to flooding in the area but you never get used to it.
Dustin Anglin walks down County Road 238 with his two kids Jase Anglin, 8, and Saylor Anglin, 1, to check on the flooding from the recent rainfall they had received on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. His parents Mildred and Jeff Anglin (not pictured) who live across the flooded area in Allenville have been staying with him in the meantime. Mildred said it is nothing new when it comes to flooding in the area but you never get used to it.
Dustin Anglin walks down County Road 238 with his two kids Jase Anglin, 8, and Saylor Anglin, 1, to check on the flooding from the recent rainfall they had received on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. His parents Mildred and Jeff Anglin (not pictured) who live across the flooded area in Allenville have been staying with him in the meantime. Mildred said it is nothing new when it comes to flooding in the area but you never get used to it.
Dustin Anglin walks down County Road 238 with his two kids Jase Anglin, 8, and Saylor Anglin, 1, to check on the flooding from the recent rainfall they had received on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. His parents Mildred and Jeff Anglin (not pictured) who live across the flooded area in Allenville have been staying with him in the meantime. Mildred said it is nothing new when it comes to flooding in the area but you never get used to it.
Jase Anglin, 8, hits rocks into the flooded road over County Road 238 Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
Jase Anglin, 8, hits rocks into the flooded road over County Road 238 Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
Daniel Enos carries two sandbags to be piled around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Daniel Enos carries two sandbags to be piled around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
From left, Jeff Anglin, Saylor Anglin, 1, Dustin Anglin, Jase Anglin, 8, and Mildred Anglin look over County Road 238 towards Allenville where Jeff and Mildred live Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
From left, Jeff Anglin, Saylor Anglin, 1, Dustin Anglin, Jase Anglin, 8, and Mildred Anglin look over County Road 238 towards Allenville where Jeff and Mildred live Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
A view of Nut junction Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
A view of Nut junction Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
A view of Nut junction Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
A view of Nut junction Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
A view of highway 91 Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
A view of highway 91 Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
Cody Dowdy, left, and Zach Geiser fill sandbags outside Red Star Baptist Church on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Cody Dowdy, left, and Zach Geiser fill sandbags outside Red Star Baptist Church on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
David Gomez places sandbags around the stairwell to the basement of his house on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau.
David Gomez places sandbags around the stairwell to the basement of his house on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau.
Kiley Shelton, 5, stands next to Sherry Shelton as she holds Flash outside her home on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau.
Kiley Shelton, 5, stands next to Sherry Shelton as she holds Flash outside her home on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star neighborhood of Cape Girardeau.
Lyla, 4, and Kiley Shelton sit on a concrete bear on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau.
Lyla, 4, and Kiley Shelton sit on a concrete bear on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau.
A man sits on a rail of a flooded bridge on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau.
A man sits on a rail of a flooded bridge on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau.
Chioke Carter stands in the "O" of his "Love" sign on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau.
Chioke Carter stands in the "O" of his "Love" sign on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau.
Sandbags are stacked around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Sandbags are stacked around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Chioke Carter takes the tarp off his tiny house on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau. Carter, who built his tiny house, was moving it to higher ground.
Chioke Carter takes the tarp off his tiny house on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau. Carter, who built his tiny house, was moving it to higher ground.
Chioke Carter hangs a skull on his tiny house on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau. Carter, who built his tiny house, was moving it to higher ground.
Chioke Carter hangs a skull on his tiny house on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in the Red Star District of Cape Girardeau. Carter, who built his tiny house, was moving it to higher ground.
Tom Smith, along with fellow members of Laborers Local 773 of Marion, helps sandbag on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois.
Tom Smith, along with fellow members of Laborers Local 773 of Marion, helps sandbag on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois.
Machaela Durham helps sandbag on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois.
Machaela Durham helps sandbag on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois.
Eric Tite helps sandbag on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois. Tuesday was Tite's birthday.
Eric Tite helps sandbag on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois. Tuesday was Tite's birthday.
Jerry Sheppard, along with fellow members of Laborers Local 773 of Marion, helps sandbag on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois.
Jerry Sheppard, along with fellow members of Laborers Local 773 of Marion, helps sandbag on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois.
People sandbag around a home on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois.
People sandbag around a home on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Olive Branch, Illinois.
Motorists drive over a portion of Highway 177 that has been raised higher in anticipation of flooding on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Motorists drive over a portion of Highway 177 that has been raised higher in anticipation of flooding on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Motorists drive over a portion of Highway 177 that has been raised higher in anticipation of flooding on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Motorists drive over a portion of Highway 177 that has been raised higher in anticipation of flooding on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Floodwater surrounds mailboxes along Highway 177 on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Floodwater surrounds mailboxes along Highway 177 on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Motorists navigate around floodwater on Highway 177 on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Motorists navigate around floodwater on Highway 177 on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Cape Girardeau.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Josh Baumgart fills up a sandbag around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Josh Baumgart fills up a sandbag around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
Family members and friends help stack sandbags around the house of Kenny and Roxie Lindsay Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in near Dutchtown.
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