River crests at Vicksburg Long, slow fall seen as tributaries start to empty

Published 11:45 am Thursday, May 19, 2011

Employees of the U.S. Environmental Services push debris together to be removed later from a former refinery at Warren Paving and Dirt Works Wednesday. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and USES were working on the property after a levee broke Monday, leaving debris and emulsified petroleum on the site.

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