Mo. Flood Victim: Rebuild a Third Time?

PlusMo. Flood Victim: Rebuild a Third Time?Mo. Flood Victim: Rebuild a Third Time?The Associated PressIn La Grange, Missouri, a town of 1,000 people without a levee, the only way to travel down Main Street was by boat. The Mississippi River was expected to continue to rise over the next two to three days. (June 16)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] La GRANGE, Mo. - Residents along Mississippi River lose battle against flood waters.Suggested caption: The Mississippi River continues to swell along its banks in Missouri, and the historic flood is already claiming homes and businesses. AP correspondent Jason Bronis reports from La Grange, Mo.((TRACK))((SUPER: La GRANGE, Mo.)) ((VO of man looking at flood, flooded business.)) HAROLD LUDWIG CAN SPEND HOURS WATCHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONSUME HIS HOME AND HIS BUSINESS NEXT DOOR.BUT TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE SEES IS NOT SO EASY.((SOT))((SUPER: Harold Ludwig/Resident))"Well, we got out last week, uh -- I can't do this. Can't do it. (Cries.)"((TRACK)) ((VO of man, floods, man, floods.))ONCE THE MAYOR OF THIS SMALL TOWN, LUDWIG RE-BUILT AFTER FLOODS IN 19-93 AND 2-THOUSAND-ONE.NOW, HE'S 68, TWICE A HEART ATTACK VICTIM.REBUILDING AGAIN, HE SAYS, NOT AN OPTION.((SOT))((Ludwig))"Third time. Can't do it. I'm sorry."((TRACK)) ((VO of flooded street, street sign, post office, city hall, bank.)) LA GRANGE MISSOURI'S MAIN STREET IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'GREAT RIVER ROAD.'MONDAY, IT WAS AN APPROPRIATE MONIKER.WATER FROM THE MISSISSIPPI IS SLOWLY DROWINING A SLICE OF DOWNTOWN LA GRANGE.THE POST OFFICE IS FLOODED.CITY HALL COULD BE NEXT.A WALL OF SANDBAGS PROVIDES A DUBIOUS DEFENSE FOR THE TOWN'S OLDEST BANK.((SOT))((SUPER: Ken Schuetz/Bank President))"It's going to have a real impact on the economy, and the cleanup is gonna be horrendous, as it has been in the past."((NATS))Water.((TRACK)) ((VO of man wading through water, flooded business.)) TONY JACOBS ISN'T SURE HE'LL BE ABLE TO CLEAN UP THIS MESS.THE WATER IS WAIST DEEP INSIDE HIS AUTO REPAIR SHOP.((NATS))"I don't think it'll get the car."((TRACK))((VO of car on lift, man walking, flooded room.))JACOBS WAS REBUILDING AN ENGINE IN AN OLD CHRYSLER WHEN THE WATER STARTED TO RISE.HE'S MOVED AS MUCH AS HE CAN TO HIGHER GROUND.((SOT))((SUPER: Tony Jacobs/Business Owner))"You just think you're gonna wake up and it's just a dream, you know, that it never really happened."((TRACK)) ((VO of flooding, man walking from business, home.)) WHAT'S HAPPENING TO JACOBS WILL GET A LOT WORSE IF THE FORECASTS ARE RIGHT AND THE WATER KEEPS RISING.NEXT DOOR TO HIS SHOP, HIS HOME SITS ON BLOCKS.IT'S BARELY DRY.((STANDUP))((SUPER: Jason Bronis/La Grange, Mo.))"And this town is just one of many small towns along the Mississippi where the damage is already being tallied, with potentially days to go before the river stops rising. JB, the AP, La Grange, Missouri." (****END****)

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[dragonfirewing]

That town isn't even 20 miles from where I live and my town is being hit pretty hard as well. There is a casino in that town and it's closed as well. People thought that the flood of 93 was hard. That was a walk in the park compared to this.

[HomoGeneyes]

3rd TIMES a CHARM... IT WOULD SURE KEEP MEN EMPLOYED.. ESPECIALLY since the UNEMPLOYMENTS RATES KEEP SURGING. UNEMPLOYMENT is at 20 % in MICHIGAN.