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The 1979 Easter flood was one of the most costly and devastating floods to ever occur in Mississippi, United States, with $500–700 million in damages ($2.1 billion in 2020 dollars). [2] [3] It was the result of the Pearl River being overwhelmed by severe rain upstream. Floodwaters sent the Pearl River 15 feet above flood stage.
The Jackson area also experienced significant floods in 1961, 1979, 1982 and 1983, with some impact along the Pearl River downstream. ... have pushed for federal funding to improve flood control ...
[There were no deaths due to deterministic effects (i.e., people receiving a high dose of radiation, rapidly becoming ill, and dying); the 100–240 figure is an estimate of the number of people who died later in life due to cancer caused by radiation from the accident [30]]. 95–4,000+ [31] [32] 26 April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
This flood was particularly devastating since the region had few if any levees at the time. Among the hardest hit were the Wyandot who lost 100 people in the diseases that occurred after the flood. The flood also is the highest recorded for the Mississippi River at St. Louis. After the flood, Congress in 1849 passed the Swamp Act providing land ...
The aftermath of a vehicle crash in Jackson, Mississippi, is shown in this file photo. ... One is a wrongful death lawsuit from 2017 and the other involves a member of the mayor’s administration ...
Airbags were deployed in the front and side of the car, according to a Jackson Police Department crash report, but Smith died on impact. He was 24-years-old. Jackson, represented by her attorneys ...
In late October, a rainy nor'easter caused several flash floods in Southeast Virginia (U.S.) and injured over 100 people. 25 November 2009: 122 heavy rain More than 122 people died in flash floods that swept away highways and neighborhoods in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was caused by heavy rains. [14] 20 February 2010: 42 heavy rain
The Mississippi State Department of Health failed to report deficiencies or enforce Safe Drinking Water Act regulations on Jackon's water system from 2015 to 2021, contributing to a system-wide ...