Washington - To avoid even greater problems for the flood of the Mississippi River, U.S. military specialists Saturday opened the first gate channel and flooded intentionally Morganza large agricultural areas and hundreds of homes. The aim is to reduce the pressure on levees on the Mississippi River to protect Baton Rouge, Louisiana's capital, and further south to the city of New Orleans, another flood.
The U.S. military reported that in the coming days could open more doors Morganza channel. Thus remain under water thousands of square miles of farmland and thousands of buildings. For days that are being carried out evacuations in the region. "If the river makes it necessary, we will open (the gates), said Col.
Ed Fleming to CNN. Morganza channel is located about 185 kilometers northwest of New Orleans. For the channel can be derived Morganza part of the water the longest river in the United States arm, the Atchafalaya. The region is home to more than 450,000 people. 
The U.S. military reported that in the coming days could open more doors Morganza channel. Thus remain under water thousands of square miles of farmland and thousands of buildings. For days that are being carried out evacuations in the region. "If the river makes it necessary, we will open (the gates), said Col.
Ed Fleming to CNN. Morganza channel is located about 185 kilometers northwest of New Orleans. For the channel can be derived Morganza part of the water the longest river in the United States arm, the Atchafalaya. The region is home to more than 450,000 people.
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