historic flood destroying millions of acres of farmland

As record-breaking Mississippi River flood waters crested this morning near Memphis, Tenn., 

many other towns and cities along the river are awaiting record-breaking flood levels expected to arrive later this week and early next week. The Washington Post has reported that three million acres of mostly farmland have already been flooded in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi, and much of this water is highly polluted with chemicals, pesticides, and other dangerous pollutants that are now surging down towards the Gulf of Mexico.

Historic Mississippi River flood prompts Army Corps to release Louisiana's Morganza levee; 

3 million more acres of land to be inundated with water

Flood waters set sights on Louisiana oil refineries

US nuclear power plants threatened by spillway flooding

6 US states under flood threat

All Eyes on the Mississippi River: MyFoxMEMPHIS.com

"Right now the Mississippi river is in the process of going through what we call an epic flood, meaning it's more than historic, it's more than a 100 year flood, it's more like a 500 year flood. We could flood many homes, businesses, close down factories, people could drown."