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Mississippi River / Flooding #993686

ABC Evening News for Saturday, May 14, 2011
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(Studio: David Muir) The opening of the floodgates along the surging Mississippi River introduced; scenes of water coming out of the spillways and map shown.

(Morganza, Louisiana: Yunji de Nies) The opening of the first Morganza spillway gate to relieve pressure on the levees featured; scenes and virtual view shown of the water flowing. [New Orleans district commander Col. Ed FLEMING†- says they need to evacuate and public safety is the number one priority.] [WOMAN; moving, Adam VERRET†, Adam BAUDAIN†- react.]

(Studio: David Muir) Report introduced.

(Butte LaRose, Louisiana: Cynthia Cisneros) The evacuations from the released water featured; scenes shown from Butte LaRose, Louisiana, of a manmade levee around one house.

Reporter(s):
Muir, David;
Nies, Yunji de;
Cisneros, Cynthia
Duration:
00:03:40

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