Communities along the Upper Mississippi River scrambled Wednesday as the always-massive river swelled to near-record levels, forcing soe to evacuate while others downstream stacked sandbag walls and closed off flood-prone areas.
This photo provided by Marilyn Richmond shows flood waters from the Black River covering Copeland Park in La Crosse, Wis., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Cities along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Iowa have been grappling with flooding caused by heavy snowmelt.
A small number of people had to leave their homes in Wisconsin as the river kept rising. Others stacked sandbags in the small community of Buffalo, Iowa, in anticipation of flooding this weekend and early next week. Improved floodwalls and other temporary measures should prevent significant problems, but crews were constantly monitoring the river, officials in the Iowa cities of Dubuque, Davenport and Burlington said. Forecasts call for only a chance of light showers later in the week.
Melby estimated about a half-dozen people have decided to evacuate after the rising waters forced emergency workers to cut power and gas to their homes. Emergency officials have not issued mandatory evacuation orders, though, he said.Amy Werner, who lives on the northern tip of French Island, has been using six pumps to remove river water from a crawl space.
Crawford County Emergency Management Specialist Marc Myhre said that some families have evacuated and are staying with other family members, but as of Tuesday officials hadn't issued mandatory evacuation orders. A message left at the county emergency management offices on Wednesday morning wasn't immediately returned.
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