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9 May 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 09:48 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Residents of Memphis have described the rising waters as “overwhelming”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The southern US city of Memphis is coping with near-record flooding that has forced the evacuation of at least 1,300 homes, officials have said.<\/p>\n

The Mississippi River was expected to crest at 48ft (14.6m) on Monday in the Tennessee city, 14ft above flood stage.<\/p>\n

The authorities have evacuated low-lying neighbourhoods, and officials said they were confident flood control systems would prevent further harm.<\/p>\n

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell said 400 people were staying in shelters.<\/p>\n

‘Levees holding’<\/span><\/p>\n

Officials said they were confident levees along the river would hold back the water and that the authorities had 20,000 sand bags in reserve in case of a breach.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service said the Mississippi River would crest at about 1900 local time (2300 GMT) on Monday.<\/p>\n

The record river height of 48.7ft was set in February 1937 during one of the worst Mississippi floods in US history.<\/p>\n

Col Vernie Reichling Jr of the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the Mississippi River flood control system, told reporters: “There should be no concern for any levees to fail.”<\/p>\n

In downtown Memphis, the river had swollen to three miles (4.8km) wide from its typical width of half a mile, the Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper reported.<\/p>\n

Engorged by the spring thaw, the river has caused significant flooding upstream in Illinois and Missouri.<\/p>\n

Further downstream in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana, the river has already passed flood stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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