After days of rain, parts of Poplar Bluff have been submerged. One of the levees has been breached by the Black River, and some residents are evacuating their homes. The Red Cross has set up a shelter at the Black River Coliseum.
PHOTO GALLERY: Levee breached; Poplar Bluff flooded
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | 7:57 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:09 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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