Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110515:12:55:00
They're trying to divert water away from the mississippi river and move it away from the big citi cities. by opening the spillway it is moving water into the basin. over 25,000 people live into that part of southern louisiana. now as long as that water continues to move south toward the gulf of mexico, it does look like it will have a big impact for parishes on the southern edge of louisiana. it looks like a lot of areas are going to be dealing with flooding anywhere from five, maybe even upwards of over 20 feet. a lot of families are voluntarily evacuating. there's no mandatory evacuation jus...