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The northwestern region of plaquemines parish in an area that frankly also reports put that there are people on rooftops because of the flooding, the rising waters pushing into the homes, pushing into the cars. it speaks to the incredible nature of this storm system. of course power lines come down. you have fires taking place. the rainfall that has been occurring, you have flooding taking place. all of it simultaneously across this region of northern louisiana and northwestern plaquemines parish. the region jeust -- reports putting a number of 18 wheelers that have pulled over to the side bec...

At a cracked bridge that has drivers in memphis singing the blues. >> reporter: it is a traffic nightmare near memphis, this is the new morning rush now faced by thousands who would take interstate 40 each day but with its bridge over the mississippi river shut down by a critical failure, commuters are cramming on the nearby interstate 55 instead. >> pretty bad, yeah. >> we got to keep waiting. going through the traffic. >> it's absolutely horrible. >> reporter: nurse practitioner jason gill fears ambulances could get caught on their way to memphis area hospitals. inspectors found this crack i...

Who would take interstate 40 each day but witz bridge over the mississippi river shut down by a critical failure commuters are cramming on the nearby interstate 55 instead. >> pretty bad, yeah. >> we got to keep waiting, going through the traffic. >> it's absolutely horrible. >> reporter: nurse practitioner jason gill fears ambulances could one day get caught on their way to mem tis area hospitals. when inspectors found this crack. they called 911. >> it's a super critical -- that needs traffic shut down on both directions of the mississippi river bridge. we need to get people off the bridge a...

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