More levees expected to break along Mississippi River

Fri, 20 Jun 2008

(NECN/ABC) - Levees continue to break along the Mississippi broke, and more could give Way soon. Waters rushed over farmland, and into communities like Winfield, Missouri. Along the Mississippi, 1000s of volunteers are waging a fight against m...

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