Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Mississippi-River-Flooding-in-Illinois-27MZIFJ6RA83W.htmlConceptually similarMississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTBCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJTGCompleted★★★★A Flood Defense Wall in IllinoisGP0STPJS0Completed★★★★Building a Flood Defense Wall in IllinoisGP0STPJROCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJSHCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJSFCompleted★★★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJSOCompleted★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJT5Completed★★★★Mississippi River Flooding in IllinoisGP0STPJS8Completed★★★★★★View AllGP0STPJTDMississippi River Flooding in IllinoisWorkers use a small boat to navigate the floodwaters of the Mississippi River in the small town of Alton. Heavy rains in December pushed rivers in Illinois and Missouri over the flood stage causing governors and President Obama to declare the area a disaster zone. Some 25 people died, mostly from driving vehicles into floodwater.Locations:Alton (Illinois)-Illinois-Mississippi River-North America-United States of AmericaDate:31 Dec, 2015Credit:© Mannie Garcia / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7360px X 4912pxKeywords:Boats-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Floods-KWCI (GPI)-Manual workers-Men-Natural disasters-Outdoors-Pumps-Rivers-Storms (weather)-Two people-Water-WinterShoot:Mississippi River FloodingThe Mississippi River and most other waterways in Missouri and Illinois flooded after 10 to 14 inches (25 to 35 centimeters) of rain fell over a wide swath of the two midwestern states in the last days of 2015. Volunteers in Alton on the east bank of the Mississippi River built a 1,000-foot (600-meter) 4-7 foot (1.2-2.1 meter) high flood wall in 24 hours which protected downtown businesses from flooding. The water crested below the devastating flood levels of 1993 but wintertime flooding is relatively rare in the region where moisture typically falls as snow in winter.
