Inmates Help With Flood Relief Across Southern Illinois
About 414 Illinois prison inmates have aided flood relief in southern counties. They filled over 468000 sandbags and logged 30000 hours since April 24, traveling from Tamms, Menard, Vienna, and more to assist Alexander, Pulaski, Union, Jackson, Massac, Pope, Hardin, Gallatin, and White counties, plus laundry for National Guard and delivering 280 life jackets.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Department of Corrections
S.A. Godinez
Illinois Department of
Corrections
Tamms
Menard
Vienna
du Quoin
Dixon Springs
Hardin County
Alexander
Pulaski
Union
Jackson
Massac
Pope
Hardin
Gallatin
White
Illinois National Guard
Napa Auto Parts
Sycamore Street
Tamms and
Illinois National Guardsmen
Illinois Department of Transportation
Illinois 51
Missouri
Equality Braces for Flooding as Gallatin County Town Submerges
Floodwaters spread across Gallatin County with Equality Village and surrounding towns inundated. Firefighters, volunteers, and students from the Gallatin County district bag sand as St Joseph Church and several homes near Notter's residence are threatened. Authorities caution on future impact while expressing gratitude for community aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Frohock
Equality Fire Department
Notter
Hardin County
St. Joseph Catholic
Junction
Equality
Equality Village Hall
Nadine York
Levee Breach Forces Evacuations in Alexander County
Flooding from the Dogtooth Bend levee breach and heavy rains forced evacuations across Urbandale and Klondike in Alexander County. Sheriff Brown's deputies aided door to door while area roads along Illinois 3 and 37 closed. Metropolis warned of five more feet rise with voluntary city evacuations under way. Local fire departments aided sandbagging as conditions worsened.
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Urbandale
Ohio River
Mound City
Cairo
Sue Travis
Travis
Michael Woodworth
Anna
Woodworth
Timothy Brown
Alexander County
Klondike
Marty Nicholson
Dogtooth Bend
Nicholson
Illinois 3
Illinois 37
Olive Branch
Illinois
Old Shawneetown
White
Gallatin
Metropolis
West Frankfort
Lesser
Williamson County
du Quoin
Benton
Zeigler
Billy McDaniel
Ohio
Linda Rush
Rainfall forecast shows varied May totals in Southern Illinois
Forecaster notes May rainfall likely near normal after a very wet April with 14.8 inches, far above the 4.53 inch April average. Expect dry spells through Thursday, then daily chances of rain through the weekend. May 8 to 16 may bring above average rain before trending to normal later in the month.
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Carbondale
Beckymark
Gmail
Southern
Illinois
Shanklin
Breach near Birds Point levee as explosives open floodgate
Army Corps detonates explosives to breach the Birds Point levee delaying a flood surge toward Cairo Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn and officials tour the nearly abandoned city as 500 Illinois National Guardsmen aid sandbagging and evacuation orders go into effect.
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IEMA
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Pat Quinn
Cairo
Birds Point
Army Corps of Engineers
Illinois 51
Judson Childs
Illinois National Guardsmen
Cor
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Paul Newton
Tamms Correctional Facility
Menard Correctional Facility
Gallatin County
Les Oyler
Oyler
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Les.winkeler
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Les Winkeler
Brent.stewart
Thesouthern
Sheriff's Department
Dave Dover
Michael Walsh
Mississippi Valley Division
Beverly Poole
National Weather Service
Quinn
Fire Department
Walsh
Childs
Tyrone Coleman
Coleman
Associated Press
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