NewsJune 16, 2011

Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee has left the town of Pinhook, Mo. void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Receding floodwater has left behind a field of mud Thursday, June 16, 2011 in front of flood ravaged homes in Pinhook, Mo.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Receding floodwater has left behind a field of mud Thursday, June 16, 2011 in front of flood ravaged homes in Pinhook, Mo.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Fences are just one of many places hay has gathered in Pinhook, Mo. Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Fences are just one of many places hay has gathered in Pinhook, Mo. Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Michael Brown takes a break as he waits for his lunch to arrive Thursday, June 16, 2011. Brown has been tearing down this home along Highway 80 in Mississippi County for the past three days and has several more homes to tear down in the near future. This home was severely damaged when the Birds Point levee was intentionally breached and floodwater filled the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in May.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Michael Brown takes a break as he waits for his lunch to arrive Thursday, June 16, 2011. Brown has been tearing down this home along Highway 80 in Mississippi County for the past three days and has several more homes to tear down in the near future. This home was severely damaged when the Birds Point levee was intentionally breached and floodwater filled the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in May.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Stephen Loberg, left, and Michael Brown take a break as they wait for their lunch to arrive Thursday, June 16, 2011. Loberg and Brown have been tearing down this home along Highway 80 in Mississippi County for the past three days and have several more homes to tear down in the near future. This home was severely damaged when the Birds Point levee was intentionally breached and floodwater filled the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in May.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Stephen Loberg, left, and Michael Brown take a break as they wait for their lunch to arrive Thursday, June 16, 2011. Loberg and Brown have been tearing down this home along Highway 80 in Mississippi County for the past three days and have several more homes to tear down in the near future. This home was severely damaged when the Birds Point levee was intentionally breached and floodwater filled the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in May.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater from the breached Birds Point levee ravaged the small town of Pinhook, Mo. leaving the town void of residents as seen on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
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