By — Lauren Knapp Lauren Knapp Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/memphis-prepares-for-mississippis-record-crest Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Memphis Prepares for Mississippi’s Record Crest World May 9, 2011 4:10 PM EDT The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48-feet in Memphis, Tennessee Monday night, and the river has already swelled to six times its normal width. Residents spent the weekend sandbagging and police went door-to-door asking people to evacuate their homes. At least one thousand people have abandoned their houses. Eleanor Boudreau, a reporter for WKNO in Memphis, has been following the story. She spoke with Hari Sreenivasan early Monday about how the community is responding to the deluge: Follow Hari on Twitter. Read more about the Mississippi River’s “great flood” of 1927. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Lauren Knapp Lauren Knapp
The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48-feet in Memphis, Tennessee Monday night, and the river has already swelled to six times its normal width. Residents spent the weekend sandbagging and police went door-to-door asking people to evacuate their homes. At least one thousand people have abandoned their houses. Eleanor Boudreau, a reporter for WKNO in Memphis, has been following the story. She spoke with Hari Sreenivasan early Monday about how the community is responding to the deluge: Follow Hari on Twitter. Read more about the Mississippi River’s “great flood” of 1927. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now