Flood unease builds south along Mississippi River

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 | 9:56 a.m. CDT; updated 2:58 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 4, 2011

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Flood worries that prompted the U.S. government to blast open a Missouri levee to ease pressure on some towns are rippling down the Mississippi River, prompting more evacuations and unease as the Army Corps of Engineers weighs whether to purposely inundate more land with water.

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