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The explosion opened a two-mile hole flooding more than 130,000 acres of farmland in neighboring missouri. when you look at that, what do you think? >> i'm very sad. i look at that and i don't have a home. >> reporter: marilyn's farm has been in her family for three generations. it would still be dry if the federal government hadn't blown up the levee. >> i feel like we're having to suffer for somebody else. >> glen's doors are pushed out. >> reporter: these farmers have 2,000 acres underwater. >> we have to tell you that that might blow it. the waters kept rights and we knew they would blow i...

Opened to save the city. back then things were much different. cairo was a vibrant river community. this is what it looks like now. most of the businesses downtown here are gone. most of the people have left as well. in fact, less than 3,000 people remain. many believe this in fact is not a town that was worth saving. >> would you rather have missouri farmland flooded or cairo under water? >> cairo. i've been there. cairo. have you been to cairo? you know what i'm saying then. >> you've been to cairo lately? yeah. you know what i mean. what do you mean? i want to know what you mean about it. >...

We knew they would blow it. we don't like it. but we have to accept it. >> reporter: the plan since 1928 has always been that if cairo, a city of about 15,000 at the time, was in danger of flooding, the levee would be opened to save the city. but back then things were much different. cairo was a vibrant river community. this is what it looks like now. most of the businesses downtown here are gone. most of the people have left as well. in fact, less than 3,000 people remain. many believe this, in fact, is not a town that was worth saving. >> would you rather have missouri farmland flooded or ca...

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