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Flooding is taking an especially damaging toll on communities that once thrived along the banks of America ’s most storied river.
Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole.
In regions growing slower than other parts of the country, where towns are struggling with job loss and fewer resources, flooding is accelerating the exodus.
Hannibal , Missouri , built an $8 million , 34-foot levee in 1992 after years of dealing with floods that crept into downtown.
In spring 1993 , the Mississippi rose fast, and torrential summer rains sent it higher than even the monumental flood of 1973 .
Silt from the river has worked its way into the creek, clogging storm drains and worsening flash flooding, mayor says.
Cairo , Illinois , is surrounded by a levee at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
It peaked around 1920 with about 15,000 people, including a sizeable Black population.
Economic factors and racial discrimination caused Cairo ’s decline; flooding made things harder.
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