Flooding

[Tim M]

I've been working with contractor's, IEMA, and the Army Corps of Engineer's the past 3 days to try and prevent floodwaters from getting in to our shelters at the base of our towers to keep communications going for the EOC's. I know many of you are not affected by this, but, it's bad, much worse than the small path the tornado cut through Maryland Heights to Bridgeton. Check out this video of AFTER they blew the levee at Bird's Point. 130,000 acres of farmland now underwater with sand and silt settling daily.
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So far, we haven't lost a single cell site even though we have more than 20 in the affected area. Please think about these flood victim's in your prayer's tonight. A lot of good info and more video's at http://www.semissourian.com

 

[TBULL]

I hope they will be compensated for their losses.

 

[Richgrsc]

I have lived through every flood on the Mississippi since 1951, in 1993 had 5 ft. water in my house. I know first hand how devastating floods are. What the Corp. did to those people was just wrong, legal but wrong. I doubt they will get much in compensation, farmland and farmers are low in importance. I know first hand how many times the farmers up stream of St. Louis paid the price so the city would have a dry river front.

 

[Kerry & Kathy]

"I'm frum the govmint....an I'm heaa ta hep ya..."
....cus I knows betta whats best fo ya'll...

 

[Tim M]

Seems that way don't it.

 

[Silver Bullet]

Let me see....what state is OBAMA from and what state did they flood?!?!?! Giant butt wipe!!

 

[Richgrsc]

How does Obama have anything to do with flooding?

 

[Tim M]

Actually Mike, the floodway was ordered to be built after the 1927 flood where thousands of people lost their lives. The Army Corps of Engineers has been working on the floodway and floodwalls for the cities/towns along the river all the way to the gulf. The floodways were established through survey's and natural flow/contour of the rivers. I really feel for the farmers in the areas that are flooded, as well as the homeowners in the towns. But, the farmers knew they were buying floodway property just as the homeowners knew they were building in a flood plain. It's a tough call. I'm sure that Obama didn't have a part in this, but the government did. As Kerry said, they move in and say we are here to help, then blow a levee and expect you to move out of the way. But, I think what they did saved hundreds of homes, ruined thousands of acres of farmland......I think I'm arguing with myself