Mississippi residents prepare for possible river flooding

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – People in and around Mississippi’s capital city are being told to prepare for flooding of the Pearl River.

Storms dropped heavy rains in Mississippi and other parts of the Deep South. Some homes and businesses in the Jackson area are expected to flood.

Experts say the Pearl River could crest on Tuesday at levels almost as high as during a 2020 flood.

Suzannah Thames of Jackson hired a crew to move furniture, appliances and other belongings out of a rental home she owns. She said Friday that the home was filled with dirty, snake-infested water in 2020.