Some Jackson residents are moving belongings out of their homes while others are stocking up on sandbags in anticipation of the Pearl River flooding Mississippi’s capital city.
Veronique Daniels, left, speaks to Red Cross volunteers at a temporary shelter for people displaced by central Mississippi flooding, in Jackson, Miss, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Daniels has been homeless for three months and three weeks. She had been sleeping on her mother's back porch when residents in the neighborhood were advised to evacuate.
In 2020, days of torrential downpours caused the Pearl River to reach 36.7 feet and Jackson homes in the hardest hit neighborhoods wereNow, experts predict the river will crest at 35.5 feet on Monday. The city estimates that 100 to 150 homes could be impacted by Monday night. “Our advice is to have a plan and be ready to leave at a moment's notice,” Gagliardi said. “And I think that's what people are waiting for, that moment's notice.”
“A lot of people took the heat last time,” Day told The Associated Press on Sunday, referring to residents who chose not to take precautions two years ago.
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