Mississippi Flash Flooding Prompts Rescues, Road Closures
At a Glance Residents were rescued from an assisted living facility near Jackson.Water covered roads.Homes were surrounded in some neighborhoods. Rescues were underway and streets were covered with water after heavy rainfall in parts of Mississippi Wednesday. Flash flood emergency warnings were issued by the National Weather Service for several locations including Jackson, the state capital. About 100 children and staff were amid rising waters late Wednesday afternoon at a daycare center in Florence, Mississippi, according to WLBT-TV. Earlier, 42...