The 10 Costliest Floods in American History
Posted on May 23, 2011 at 10:30 AM EDT
DailyFinance.com : Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flooded Vicksburg, Miss., to save New Orleans. The waters crested May 19 in the old Southern city at 57.1 feet, surpassing a record set 84 years ago. Flooding one city to save another was an awful choice ... Read more