More Mississippi breaches likely as weather worsens

FOR the second time in 15 years, Keith Aubuchon found himself packing his belongings and evacuating his home to escape a “100-year” flood of the Mississippi River.

He returned and remodelled his house after the flood of 1993. This time, he doesn’t know if it will be worth coming back.

“This is my second flood. I don’t think there will be a third,” Aubuchon said as he drove a pickup truck loaded with a washing machine and other belongings. Floodwaters rapidly filled the roads, yards and gullies behind him, just hours after a levee breached north of Foley. Authorities estimate much of the small town will be flooded over the weekend.