Pelley the black river jumped a levee today in northeast arkansas, flooding the Historic Town of pocahontas. Officials saw this disaster coming and ordered everyone out, but flash floods have killed at least seven people in the arkansas last weekend. Michelle miller is there. Reporter the black river spilled across pocahontas, arkansas, after heavy rains breeched a levee. About 50 homes have been destroyed and up to 100 homes and businesses damaged. Where were the breaches . They were east of here. Reporter Cecil Tackett is the citys police chief. This morning at 6 00 there was fish swimming across here. Reporter across this highway . Yes. Reporter murky floodwaters turned this playground into a water park. Days of torrential rainfall caused a number of rivers near pocahontas to swell as much as nine inches. Add the nearly eight inches that fell in pocahontas la and it was more than the levee could take. The threat of a breech forced a mandatory evacuation of the city of 7,000 on monda
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Pelley this is our western edition. The black river jumped a levee today in northeast arkansas, flooding the Historic Town of pocahontas. Officials saw this disaster coming and ordered everyone out, but flash floods have killed at least seven people in the arkansas last weekend. Michelle miller is there. R teporter the black river spilled across pocahontas, arkansas, after heavy rains breached a levee. Roout 50 homes have been destroyed and up to 100 homes and businesses damaged. Heere were the breaches . They were east of here. Reporter Cecil Tackett is the citys police chief. This morning at 6 00 there sss fish swimming across here. Reporter across this highway . Yes. Ou reporter murky floodwaters turned this playground into a water park. Caus of torrential rainfall housed a number of rivers near pocahontas to swell as much as nine inches. Add the nearly eight inches that fell in pocahontas last week, and it was more than the levee could take. D e threat of a breach forced a mandator