Flood-Prone Cities Face Double-Whammy of High Water and Coronavirus

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Coronavirus. Spring flooding. And still ahead, the hurricane season. Cities along the Mississippi River face challenges on multiple fronts.

“We are dealing with some unprecedented times in local government to manage two disasters simultaneously,” said Sharon Weston Broome, mayor of Baton Rouge, La., and co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, which represents about 100 mayors.

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Scratch the Virus, and this happens annually!

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It’s gonna be very hard time we go through.

Left leaning activists-writers love to spread drama and fear. Must have Xanax handy when reading these doom an gloom headlines. How about positive headlines, light at the end of the tunnel and economy is opening soon? Nah, such headlines only for conservatives.

This country is in deep shit

Hurricane season is 4 months away.

Move!

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