Heavy flooding is making its way through the Mississippi Delta where almost 600 homes have already been inundated. The Army Corps of Engineers has to decide whether to open a spillway near Baton Rouge, which could affect 25 thousand people in rural areas. Several Mississippi communities are currently under water, including Vicksburg, Mississippi. George Sills is a retired member of the Army Corps of Engineers who lives in Vicksburg.
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