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MAY 2010

Kentucky River high water

floods the town and the library


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a brief video showing the flood after it started receding is at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW7ZOM3dwgo)

  View from Singing Bridge facing Second St school.   |   View from Singing Bridge facing Second St school.   |   View from Singing Bridge Capital Bridge.   |   View from Singing Bridge facing Second St.   |   View from Singing Bridge facing flooded basement of business by Wapping St.

  Sign of the times.   |   Back of Paul Sawyier Public Library - 3/4 of the parking lot is submerged.   |   Flooded sign (also visible in center of previous picture.  |   PSPL parking garage and Friends donation area flooded (1)   |   PSPL parking garage and Friends donation area flooded (2)

  Back of PSPL flooded up to library walkway   |   Back of PSPL showing water overflowing parking lot and nearly reaching the bottom of the Singing Bridge   |   PSPL parking garage exit after river waters receded   |   Flooded Friends storage area in parking garage   |   Hauling away the ruined donations



Images by Cloyd Stratton and Steven P. Cohen.
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