Damage estimated at $2.8 billion in 2011 Mississippi River flood

Monday, February 25, 2013 | 4:19 p.m. CST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need attention, a report released Monday said.

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