Como residentes desesperados tratan de salvar sus casas en el Mississippi

Islands in the stream: The extraordinary homemade dams holding back the Mississippi as desperate residents try to save their homes




By Daily Mail Reporter

• Residents go to extreme measures to save their homes
  
• Flooding claims its first death
  

We've all undertaken home improvements but these residents in flood-stricken Mississippi have had to embark on major construction projects just to protect their houses and livelihoods.
These homes in Vicksburg are all situated along the Yazoo River, a tributary of the overflowing Mississippi River, and their owners have surrounded themselves with tons of earth and sand.

With questions over whether the main levees that protect the area from floods would hold, these farmers took no chances and have so far saved their homes and crops from destruction.
See the video below...







Leaking: This homeowner sealed off the driveway to their house but water has crept in over the back of the makeshift levee - not surprising when the Mississippi River's height has swollen to 56.3 feet - a record high


Braced: The flooding is expected to reach its highest point in Vicksburg tomorrow




Built up: This homeowner has turned their house into an island in the 300 acres of flooded farmland around the Mississippi River


DIY: This home in Vicksburg, Mississippi is surrounded by tons of earth and sand as its owner tries to hold back the floodwaters from the Yazoo River
The flooding, which has been ongoing since the last week of April, is expected to reach its peak in Vicksburg tomorrow.
However, temporary measures have not worked for everyone.



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