Corps of engineers thinks Birds Point berm will hold against flooding

Friday, July 1, 2011 | 10:45 a.m. CDT; updated 1:32 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 5, 2011

NEW MADRID — Floodwaters are encroaching once again at the Birds Point Floodway of southeast Missouri, and the Army Corps of Engineers is watching closely to decide if additional protective action is needed.

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