Back in the late 70’s I had an elderly neighbor that grew up on the Mississippi. He talked of people on the river being against the levys. And how many times they were dynamited. And how the farmers were dependent on the annual flooding of their farmland. He also said that they built their buildings up on cork oak logs so that they would float during the floods.
Then this flooding ought to prove to be a real boon to the farmers down there once the damage is fixed and the mess cleaned up. Those farmers will be rewarded for years with production increases.
I’m glad it’s not all bad news. I’ve already heard more than one brainless talking head refer to this as the equivalent to a tsunami, and nothing could be further from the truth.