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DIY of the Day: A makeshift levee keeps the rising waters of the Yazoo River from washing away a home near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Despite the perilous swelling, authorities said Mississippi River waters were not expected to top the Yazoo Backwater Levee after it was reported today that the river had crested at 14 feet above flood stage. However, the water line could remain above flood stage until mid-June.
[getty via dyt / ap via seattletimes.]
Incredible.](http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/inmywardrobe/5672211661/1/tumblr_llibcgKRDx1qzpwi0)
May 20 -
DIY of the Day: A makeshift levee keeps the rising waters of the Yazoo River from washing away a home near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Despite the perilous swelling, authorities said Mississippi River waters were not expected to top the Yazoo Backwater Levee after it was reported today that the river had crested at 14 feet above flood stage. However, the water line could remain above flood stage until mid-June.
[getty via dyt / ap via seattletimes.]
Incredible.
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