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Heavy rainfall causes flash floods in Deep South

By Associated Press, The Clarion-Ledger, The Sun Herald and Pastor Bryant May

Aug. 25, 2022

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THE CLARION-LEDGER VIA AP

Flooding from heavy rains that have plagued the region in recent days is seen near the capitol in downtown Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 24.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

A workman's pickup truck splashes through flood waters in Richland, Miss., following a morning of torrential rains, Wednesday, Aug. 24. Heavy rains and flash flooding prompted rescue operations, closures and evacuations in the central part of the state.
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Courtney Ingle loads some of her grandmother's possessions into her truck Wednesday, Aug. 24, after floodwaters had receded at the Peach Tree Village nursing home where she lives in Brandon, Miss. Heavy rains and flash flooding prompted rescue operations, closures and evacuations in the central part of the state.
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A resident's relative walks through the Peach Tree Village nursing home to collect family possessions from the flooded facility in Brandon, Miss., following a morning of torrential rains, Wednesday, Aug. 24. Heavy rains and flash flooding prompted rescue operations, closures and evacuations in the central part of the state.
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PASTOR BRYANT MAY VIA AP

In this photo provided by Pastor Bryant May, rain water covered Bierdeman Road in Pearl, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 24. Several buildings on the street were flooded, including an outlet store and a church.
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PASTOR BRYANT MAY VIA AP

In this photo provided by Pastor Bryant May, The Exchange Church in Pearl, Miss., was flooded Wednesday, Aug. 24, after rain water poured into the building. Flash floods pummeled central Mississippi after three consecutive days of rain.
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PASTOR BRYANT MAY VIA AP

In this photo provided by Pastor Bryant May, about three inches of water streamed into The Exchange Church in Pearl, Miss., Wednesday, Aug. 24, as flash floods pummeled the surrounding area.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Exchange Church in Pearl, Miss, was flooded for the second time in four years Wednesday. Lead Pastor Bryant May spent the day Thursday, Aug. 25, cleaning up the church's interior with volunteers after water poured into the building.
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THE SUN HERALD VIA AP

The waterfront neighborhood on River Road off of Three Rivers Road in Biloxi, Miss., has flood waters from the rising Biloxi River on Thursday, Aug. 25. The river is expected to crest at 14.5 feet on Friday morning. The flood height for the Biloxi River is 12 feet.
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THE SUN HERALD VIA AP

A view of the Biloxi River from a bridge on Three Rivers Road, Thursday, Aug. 25, in Harrison County, Miss. Water covers the banks and trunks of trees as the water level rises.
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Tony Banks, 35, stands outside his apartment in Flowood, Miss., on Thursday, Aug. 25. His apartment complex, the Laurel Park Apartments, flooded Wednesday as a water overflowed from a nearby creek.
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Joy Lester, 60, was alone in her store Thursday, Aug. 25, cleaning up after flood water poured into the building Wednesday afternoon. The owner of The Outlet Store in Pearl, Miss, Lester says she will have to get rid of most of her merchandise, all of which is uninsured.

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