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NewsMay 1, 2011

2011 Spring Flooding: Sunday, May 1, 2011

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers move furniture by boat from a flooded home along Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers move furniture by boat from a flooded home along Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Bobby White, left, Dustin Sentz, center, and Michael Whalen refuel their tanks with homemade food at the Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011. The three men have been volunteering their time to help sandbag around the community.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Bobby White, left, Dustin Sentz, center, and Michael Whalen refuel their tanks with homemade food at the Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011. The three men have been volunteering their time to help sandbag around the community.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. provides shelter and replenishments to families affected by flooding and volunteers working in the floodwaters.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. provides shelter and replenishments to families affected by flooding and volunteers working in the floodwaters.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Ramsey family delivers food items to the community center in Olive Branch from Harvest Church in Anna, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Ramsey family delivers food items to the community center in Olive Branch from Harvest Church in Anna, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A volunteer stands on a levee of sandbags that surround a home in olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers are building a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A volunteer stands on a levee of sandbags that surround a home in olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers are building a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Cheryl Miller directs Jeff Petzoldt on where to set supplies inside the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Cheryl Miller directs Jeff Petzoldt on where to set supplies inside the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Jane Adams, right, consoles Robin Bruer inside the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011. Bruer, among others, has been cooking homemade food for citizens and volunteers as they fight the floodwater.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Jane Adams, right, consoles Robin Bruer inside the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011. Bruer, among others, has been cooking homemade food for citizens and volunteers as they fight the floodwater.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Heavy rain contributes to the floodwater that surrounds Illinois Route 3 Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Olive Branch, Ill.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Heavy rain contributes to the floodwater that surrounds Illinois Route 3 Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Olive Branch, Ill.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. provides shelter and replenishments to families affected by flooding and volunteers working in the floodwaters.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. provides shelter and replenishments to families affected by flooding and volunteers working in the floodwaters.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers move furniture by boat from a flooded home along Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers move furniture by boat from a flooded home along Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Rebecca Hull, left, and Patty Osorio huddle under a make-shift tent as a downpour of rain falls in Thebes, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Rebecca Hull, left, and Patty Osorio huddle under a make-shift tent as a downpour of rain falls in Thebes, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Starla Sissom, husband Jason, and son Jimmy take a break from sandbagging in the pouring rain to refuel at the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011. Starla said, "We're on set of clothes number three today!"
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Starla Sissom, husband Jason, and son Jimmy take a break from sandbagging in the pouring rain to refuel at the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011. Starla said, "We're on set of clothes number three today!"
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Sherry Miller speaks with Nick Kinder inside the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Sherry Miller speaks with Nick Kinder inside the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The river front in Thebes, Ill. lays hidden under floodwater from the Mississippi Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The river front in Thebes, Ill. lays hidden under floodwater from the Mississippi Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A view from the Thebes Courthouse shows floodwater covering the river front Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A view from the Thebes Courthouse shows floodwater covering the river front Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A cross made from horse shoes looms over a home surrounded by sandbags Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Olive Branch, Ill.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A cross made from horse shoes looms over a home surrounded by sandbags Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Olive Branch, Ill.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. provides shelter and replenishments to families affected by flooding and volunteers working in the floodwaters.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. provides shelter and replenishments to families affected by flooding and volunteers working in the floodwaters.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. provides shelter and replenishments to families affected by flooding and volunteers working in the floodwaters.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Community Center in Olive Branch, Ill. provides shelter and replenishments to families affected by flooding and volunteers working in the floodwaters.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A levee made from sandbags separates floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A levee made from sandbags separates floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Volunteers work through a downpour of rain Sunday, May 1, 2011 to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Sophie Quesenberry, left, and Faith Sheppard take a break inside the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Sophie Quesenberry, left, and Faith Sheppard take a break inside the community center in Olive Branch, Ill. Sunday, May 1, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters in Olive Branch, Ill. continue to rise as it pours rain Sunday, May 1, 2011. Volunteers have been working to build a foot tall sand levee on Illinois Route 3 in Olive Branch where the floodwater is only six inches from the road.
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