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DAM BREAKS IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, FLOODING DOZENS OF HOMES
AP Breaking News ^
| 12 March 2004
Posted on 03/12/2004 7:35:39 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
PURVIS, Miss. (AP) - A dam holding back an 1,100 acre lake in southern Mississippi broke on Friday, damaging dozens of homes and several roads in two counties, authorities said. Following the failure of the Big Bay Lake dam, state emergency officials found 43 homes damaged and 12 mobile homes destroyed. Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency for Marion and Lamar counties.
Officials had not determined whether anyone was missing or injured, search crews were going door to door in areas below the dam, west of Purvis. Chip Gibson, a local pilot, said when he flew over the area it appeared the lake had been completely drained. "About a 150- to 200-foot section of the dam was gone," he told The Hattiesburg American newspaper.
TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: 31104; barbour; breaks; dam; keywordmixup; lol; madridmassacre; mississippi
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Hope the folks in Lumberton are okay. Hey, Bill Bogle, you there?
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Do the Clinton's have any enemies in that area?
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:36:36 PM PST
by
chance33_98
(Check out profile page for banners, if you need one freepmail me and I will make one for you)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Those Dam Dikes
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:39:53 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hope I don't get into trouble for this)
To: al baby
Those Dam Dikes The ones who filed suit in San Francisco?
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:40:34 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Everyone is stupid! That is why they do all those stupid things! -- H. Simpson.)
To: chance33_98
Where dont the clintons have enemies
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:40:37 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hope I don't get into trouble for this)
To: al baby
China.
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:41:05 PM PST
by
chance33_98
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To: al baby
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:43:21 PM PST
by
Diogenesis
(If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
This is Bush's fault.
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:44:53 PM PST
by
Spruce
(revolvemonos)
To: chance33_98
LOL! However, it wouldn't surprise me if he hadn't lied and double-dealed with them.
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:45:40 PM PST
by
expatpat
To: expatpat
..if he had lied, etc.
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:46:44 PM PST
by
expatpat
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Holy cow! My Dad lives in Purvis, sold their house recently to build on some land that they bought. They are living in a mobile home while the house is being built. I just tried to get them on the phone and can't get an answer.
To: mom4kittys
Prayers for your Dad are on the way
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:52:43 PM PST
by
MJY1288
(There's no leaders on the path of least resistance, ask John Kerry, he's been paving it for 32 yrs.)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Has the media blamed Bush yet?
Whats taking so long?
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:52:57 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://www.ArmorforCongress.com......................Send a Freeper to Congress!)
To: mom4kittys
Prayers for you and your family. Please keep us updated.
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:53:09 PM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Missing Iraqi botulinum toxin? Look at John Kerry's face)
To: mom4kittys
I hope he's OK. Give us an update when you can!
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:53:54 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://www.ArmorforCongress.com......................Send a Freeper to Congress!)
To: mom4kittys
Yikes! Keep us posted.
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posted on
03/12/2004 7:54:09 PM PST
by
null and void
( If Terrorism is a law enforcement issue, Kerry is "soft on crime".)
To: mom4kittys
prayers up!
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posted on
03/12/2004 8:03:07 PM PST
by
glock rocks
(Matt 18:20)
To: NautiNurse
I'm assuming thay must have evacuated. He owns a garden center in Hattiesburg, so they are probably staying in Hattiesburg somewhere tonight.
To: mom4kittys
Prayers on the way for your family.
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin; WKB; RKB-AFG; southern bale; jessies; onyx; flying Elvis; helen crump; ...
Just Dam Mississippi Ping!
Hope any of you who may be in the area are okay.
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posted on
03/12/2004 8:35:53 PM PST
by
dixiechick2000
(President Bush is a mensch in cowboy boots.)
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