Cairo, Illinois Flood of 2011 (2)

Cairo, Illinois neighborhoods filmed on May 1. 2011. One day after the city was evacuated and the Ohio River broke a flood stage level.

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[kingpinlwf]

Lovethe area and wouldnt mind living there but too afraid i woulnt make a living there. Moved to Sterling, il and went into biz and lost a great deal of money. Love your postings! Thank you!

[1958cairo]

@kingpinlwf: Cairo needs outsiders to come help revitalize the town. I'm convinced, after living here nearly 7 years, that help will not come from within Cairo. But from outsiders who relocate here. There are many architecturally significant homes available for only $635:) Seriously. Some need much renovation & thieves have stolen most of the copper wiring & kitchen sinks, but they are solid with beautiful woodwork. See the Illinois Tax Auction website for Alexander County.

[melkissedec1]

@mp052250 @1958cairo : Has been hard even for the 3 of to let this happen,but you Americans have turned your backs against us and have walked away from our covenant...on this 03-06 more bad news on the weather are to come,then Obama needs to turn his campaign unto Gore-Hillary 2012.

[1958cairo]

@melkissedec1 : I didn't understand your post. Sorry.

[grangersmith]

Wow, there doesn't seem to be any real flooding, why is there such a media frenzy, FEMA mass evacuations, and disinformation about this? We really need to question this, because something is terribly wrong with this scenario..I live in the Pacific North West and have seen more seasonal flooding than that, and they just close off the flooded roads. This makes no sense at all.

[1958cairo]

@grangersmith: The Ohio River reached the top of the Cairo levee. When the Corps of Engineers blew the Birds Point Levee, the Ohio dropped enough to prevent the Cairo levee from breaking, or water flooding Cairo from over the top of the levee. So, Cairo stayed very dry, compared to most cities on the rivers in the Midwest. Some basements got 6 feet of water in them in Cairo.

[kingpinlwf]

@1958cairo funny you mention that. I am a hairstylist and would love to aquire one of the buildings there. I looked at auctions but none available til later this year. I would think if someone wanted to move out there and go into business that there must be some sort of incentives...i think. I am going to head out there in the next few weeks for a weekend. Thanks for your comments and make move videos of the town, please!

[melkissedec1]

@1958cairo :we knew it,but you'll understand it soon, it's a long story that has begun in eternity.Cairo within America it's in Rev 11:8 see it in our channel's comments and wikipedia/user:Melkissedec1...­lol.

[kingpinlwf]

After watching this ive got to see this town first hand...i'll visit in the spring.

[mp052250]

Wow!!! This is fantastic! Magnolia Manor, driving down 28th street and then seeing my house on the corner of Park Avenue...Well, I can't stop crying. This is great! I really miss my hometown. Thank you for bringing back the memories.

[1958cairo]

@pm0501: Thanks:) I've also photographed the rundown buildings. When Cairo made national news, I realized many outsiders were not aware that Cairo had ordinary neighborhoods, as well.