The Control of Nature
In 1927, what happened to the region of the Mississippi River during the great flood?
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A destructive flood devastated the region of the Mississippi River in 1927. The river broke out of the system of levees for a thousand miles. About 26 thousand square miles were flooded, and hundreds of people died. New Orleans was saved by blowing up a downstream levee so that river water could escape.