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Mississippi river floods to record levels, residents warned to evacuate

By AP | Last updated: May 6, 2011 - 3:12:10 PM

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Police officers went door to door Friday urging Memphis residents to leave nearly 1,000 homes expected to be inundated by a near-record flood of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

AP - May 6, 2011

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