CAPE GIRARDEAU — As the state of Missouri lost a legal battle to avoid an intentional levee break along the Mississippi River, residents in the flood zone below the earthen barrier cleared out Friday and hoped the cresting waterway would fall and spare their homes.
PHOTO GALLERY: Day-by-day coverage of 2011 flood — Day 5
Before possible levee break, Missourians clear out
Saturday, April 30, 2011 | 12:07 a.m. CDT;
updated 6:31 p.m. CDT, Friday, May 13, 2011
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