Water Continues to Rise in Arkansas

Teams of state and federal officials were deployed Tuesday to examine flood-damaged buildings and businesses. Officials first put damages at $2 million, but said it would likely rise well above that once the waters recede.

Meanwhile, residents in east-central Arkansas did what little they could while waiting for flood waters to subside.

Donald Holland and his wife moved three goats and nine chickens to higher ground but were having trouble finding their turkeys. Holland was so distracted he forgot it was his 68th birthday Tuesday.

"The water's about a foot deep around my trailer," Holland said. "I've got my boat tied up to my front porch."

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