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Cairo flood disaster memory fuels ongoing recovery
Cairo Mayor Coleman's reflections recall last year's emergency evacuation after six sandballs threatened the levee. The city evacuated 250 residents as infrastructure failed and sandbags, repairs, and relief wells followed. Demolition of the New Madrid Birds Point levee and state funding undergird ongoing stabilization efforts.
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