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Now from rescue to recovery. alabama, as you know, was hit the hardest. the state's governor is promising quick action to clean up and rebuild. more than 20 large tornadoes touched down in alabama, killing at least 250 people. the decision to blow up a levee along the mississippi river has eased the flooding crisis around cairo, illinois. water levels have now started to drop. but tens of thousands of acres of missouri farmland are now underwater. a lot of farmers are upset. rob marciano is in mississippi county, missouri. >> reporter: day two of the exploding levee extravaganza. extreme measu...

Birmingham and it's sponsored by our affiliate, wvtm, and the united way. the decision to blow up a levee along the mississippi river has eased the flooding crisis around cairo, illinois, water levels have started to drop now. but now tens of thousands of acres of missouri farmland are under water. and a lot of farmers very upset. cnn's rob marciano is in mississippi county, missouri. >> reporter: day two of the exploding levee extravaganza, extreme measures taken for really an extreme flood owe vent. we haven't seen this level on the river here in mississippi and along the ohio since 1937. ...