Flooding in New Madrid County
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
By Jill Bock
New Madrid residents saw flooding after heavy rains fell on Sunday and Monday morning.
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A car splashes through water as it flows over Highway U near NewĘ Madrid early Monday. (Jill Bock, Staff)
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Family members pause to take a photo of the high water as they check on the damage to a home, where the occupants were evacuated early Monday morning due to the rising waters from the rain. (Jill Bock, Staff)
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Family members pause to take a photo of the high water as they check on the damage to a home, where the occupants were evacuated early Monday morning due to the rising waters from the rain. (Jill Bock, Staff)
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A boat sits near the front door at a house in Lilbourn. Early Monday morning, families had to evacuate their homes in the subdivision, just off Highway U, as the water rose. (Jill Bock, Staff)
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As the water begins to subside, residents returned to their homes just off Highway U at Lilbourn to check on the damage caused by the flood water. (Jill Bock, Staff)
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A resident begins removing furniture from his home at Lilbourn. (Jill Bock, Staff)
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Crews pump water from a subdivision, just off Highway U at Lilbourn, which was flooded into the nearby drainage ditch. (Jill Bock, Staff)