NewsJuly 3, 2008

Some images from the most recent round of flooding to hit the area.

AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Mark Easley tosses a sandbag onto a pile as he and others work on building levee around several homes in Dutchtown on Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Mark Easley tosses a sandbag onto a pile as he and others work on building levee around several homes in Dutchtown on Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Crews go to work at the Merriwether Street Pumping Station as water fills the streets surrounding it on Thursday night.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Crews go to work at the Merriwether Street Pumping Station as water fills the streets surrounding it on Thursday night.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
Flood waters backed up over highway 177 north of Cape Girardeau Thursday, June 26, 2008.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Flood waters backed up over highway 177 north of Cape Girardeau Thursday, June 26, 2008.
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Aaron Eisenhauer ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Sandbags sit in Dutchtown.
Aaron Eisenhauer ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Sandbags sit in Dutchtown.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Water stands on the floor of the captains quarters dining room at Port Cape.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Water stands on the floor of the captains quarters dining room at Port Cape.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
A patron of Port Cape is reflected in the window as he and several others view the flooding on Water Street from the entryway of the Water Street Lounge.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com A patron of Port Cape is reflected in the window as he and several others view the flooding on Water Street from the entryway of the Water Street Lounge.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Towboat traffic moved down the Mississippi River across from the Themis Street floodgate Tuesday in downtown Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Towboat traffic moved down the Mississippi River across from the Themis Street floodgate Tuesday in downtown Cape Girardeau.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
Many crops have been lost this season due to flooding, like corn here along Highway 74.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Many crops have been lost this season due to flooding, like corn here along Highway 74.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
Trey Carter filled sandbags Thursday, June 19, 2008, with scouts from Troop 224 at the intersection of highways 74 and 25 in Dutchtown.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Trey Carter filled sandbags Thursday, June 19, 2008, with scouts from Troop 224 at the intersection of highways 74 and 25 in Dutchtown.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
Flooded fields near Dutchtown on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Flooded fields near Dutchtown on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
The city park in Thebes, Ill. was surrounded by floodwaters of the Mississippi River Thursday.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The city park in Thebes, Ill. was surrounded by floodwaters of the Mississippi River Thursday.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
Stagnant flood waters and dead corn along Highway 74 near Interstate 55 Wednesday evening, July 2, 2008.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Stagnant flood waters and dead corn along Highway 74 near Interstate 55 Wednesday evening, July 2, 2008.
STEVE ROBERTSON ~ Submitted photo
Floodwaters spread out on both sides of Interstate 55 just north of the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on Thursday.
STEVE ROBERTSON ~ Submitted photo Floodwaters spread out on both sides of Interstate 55 just north of the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on Thursday.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
The swollen Mississippi River passed downtown Cape Girardeau Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com The swollen Mississippi River passed downtown Cape Girardeau Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
The swollen Mississippi River, facing south, from atop the closed Broadway flood gate in downtown Cape Girardeau.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com The swollen Mississippi River, facing south, from atop the closed Broadway flood gate in downtown Cape Girardeau.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
The swollen Mississippi River passed under the Emerson Bridge in downtown Cape Girardeau Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com The swollen Mississippi River passed under the Emerson Bridge in downtown Cape Girardeau Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com
The swollen Mississippi River, facing north, from atop the closed Broadway flood gate in downtown Cape Girardeau.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com The swollen Mississippi River, facing north, from atop the closed Broadway flood gate in downtown Cape Girardeau.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
James Reitzel harvests the wheat from his fields prematurely to avoid losing it in the rising flood waters on Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com James Reitzel harvests the wheat from his fields prematurely to avoid losing it in the rising flood waters on Wednesday, June 18, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
James Reitzal harvests his wheat before the fields are taken over by flood waters.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com James Reitzal harvests his wheat before the fields are taken over by flood waters.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com
Bill Davis looked over flooded acreage where his soybeans should be planted just south of McClure, Ill. on Sunday.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bill Davis looked over flooded acreage where his soybeans should be planted just south of McClure, Ill. on Sunday.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Flood waters rise on a field off Highway 74 between Cape Girardeau and Dutchtown.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Flood waters rise on a field off Highway 74 between Cape Girardeau and Dutchtown.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
A cyclist raises his feet as he rides through flood waters that are creeping up on North Main Street.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com A cyclist raises his feet as he rides through flood waters that are creeping up on North Main Street.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Dave Herzog walks through the flooded river as he and other researchers from the Department of Conservation load a research boat onto the trailer.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Dave Herzog walks through the flooded river as he and other researchers from the Department of Conservation load a research boat onto the trailer.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com
Flood waters strand several cars on Water Street in downtown Cape on Thursday night June 26, 2008.
AARON EISENHAUER ~ aeisenhauer@semissourian.com Flood waters strand several cars on Water Street in downtown Cape on Thursday night June 26, 2008.
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Some images from the most recent round of flooding to hit the area.

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