Publication Date March 22, 2016 | MS News Now

Damage from floods most widespread since Hurricane Katrina

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Jackson, Mississipi. Photo: Christopher Meredith, Flickr
Jackson, Mississipi. Photo: Christopher Meredith, Flickr

Mississippi officials say the damage from floods this month is the most widespread the state has had since Hurricane Katrina. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Lee Smithson tells The Clarion-Ledger federal and state assessment teams have been on the ground in the Delta