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Neighborhoods, as far as can you see. >> and in tucked away places, all across the bayou, there is some very important spots to watch. this is one of them. >> this is a sand boil. >> sand boil? >> where the mississippi river is running underneath through the dirt and ground and then bubbling up on the outside. >> shepard: this is a mile from the river. these boils are everywhere. being watched by volunteers. if they start spewing, especially with sand, the levee is buckling. >> it could undermine the levee. the levees sink and then you have overtopping of the levee. >> that could be a disaster...

Backwater levee where we are standing right now may go 8 to 10 feet under water. we hope that don't happen. >> officials don't expect that to happen. they are going to keep a very close eye on these backwater levees even after the river crests. some 7 to 10 days after when they expect the floodwaters to remain very high in this area. >> casinos all up and down this river. what about the ones in tunica, mississippi. some are them are reopening sooner than expected. >> they are u indeed. the river has already crested in tunica. one casino, the gold strike casino reopened. two other casinos in tu...

No one seems to know for sure if that cemetery is in danger because the floodwaters are still days away. can you see it rising very slowly here. officials believe it will reach the flood wall here in amelia by this weekend. could crest by sometime next week, shepard. no one knows exactly how high it will go. >> shepard: that's part of the big struggle here that nobody has ever seen any flooding this bad. never, since we have been recording history in the united states. rick leventhal, amealia, louisiana, tonight. rick, thanks very much. continuing coverage of this coming from down river and up...

This had ever happened. >> and along with the farms in that area, the floods are also destroying wildlife. our steve harrigan is live. in louisiana in more with that hey, steve. >> shepard, we are out on the swamp today which in some cases ha risen 1 feet. that's creating a lot of problems for animals, even birds that have to find a new home. rabbit floating on a log is described as distressed animal in louisiana. released photos of distressed animals fleeing water from the morganza spillway north of baton rouge. the spillway has been open gradually in part to give animals time to seek higher ...

Break the case. plus, the great flood of 2011. now triggering waves of economic disaster. >> this was going to be a year in agriculture really do well. >> shepard: those hopes are now washing away. >> how much damage and destruction is going to be done to our farms? >> shepard: tonight, how all of us could pay the price for the disaster in dixie. and good evening from natchez, the oldest permanent settlement in all of the state of mississippi. a spot some call the birthplace of this state. now natchez is our observation point from which we are watching a fierce struggle unfold a battle with a ...