• US Army Blows Up Mississippi River

    US Army Blows Up Mississippi River

    A levee along the Mississippi River was blown up by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Monday in order to save an Illinois town from floodwaters.The decision to blow up the levee was contested by Missouri lawmakers and farmers, as it could potentially flood 130,000 acres of evacuated farmland. However, the U.S. Supreme Court refused

     
 
 
 
 

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