Army Corps of Engineers Opens Morganza Spillway, A Major Mississippi River Flood Gate

- Army Corps opens Louisiana spillway to avert flood possibility (Salt Lake Tribune): New Orleans — In a last-ditch move to relieve stress on levees burdened by floodwaters, the Army Corps of Engineers opened a major Mississippi River flood gate on Saturday for the second time in nearly 40 years, funneling water toward farmland and [...] continue reading world news