(SS) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a statewide weather emergency. Flooding caused around two dozen cars from a Norfolk Southern freight train to derail Saturday near Hillsdale, Mississippi. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carré spillway on Friday to relieve stress on New Orleans levees. As the swollen Mississippi River continues to rise in the South, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards
declared a statewide emergency amid continuing torrential downpours and storms. Flooding caused around two dozen cars from a Norfolk Southern freight train to derail Saturday near Hillsdale, Mississippi, WLOX reported. No injuries were reported in the incident. Multiple high-water rescues were reported in Pearl River County, Mississippi, while water from Wolf River was overtopping portions of Interstate 59. READ MORE
