The Pear River rose to its third highest level in recorded history Sunday morning. Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday.
JACKSON, Miss. – Dawn came on Sunday with a steady drizzle as Jackson, Mississippi, braced for the the most severe flooding the area has seen in nearly four decades.
On Saturday Reeves declared a state of emergency for the"historic" disaster, urging people to"get out while you can." By Sunday afternoon, about 30 people were sheltering at the Jackson Police Training Academy, which has been opened to house and feed flood victims. Emergency responders conducted four water rescues Saturday, extracting people who were unable to or unwilling to leave their homes during evacuation orders. An unknown number of houses have been flooded. Authorities say the total number will not be available until after floodwaters recede.
"The problem is, you've still got the water that's already out there, that's kind of flowed out of the banks, coming back in ," Michel said. "So the water levels are still going to rise. We hope that it's going to be less than 38 feet, but we're still planning for 38 feet." Mark Wakefield knows what it takes to rebuild after flooding. His in-laws’ home in Jackson has flooded four times in the past, he said. The worst was in 1979, when the house was 8 feet underwater.“It’s no fun,” Wakefield said. “Once the water’s in the house we’re looking at months of cleanup and reconstruction. It’s nothing life threatening to us, we’re careful enough... but it’s just extremely frustrating and disgusting to have to go through this.
"It's a lot of contamination, a lot of sewer. Its not safe, it’s a lot to swift water, a lot of unknowns. We don’t need a tragedy out of this," Moore said."....This is not a time for site seeing and picture taking. We ask everyone to stay out of these flooded areas."
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