U.S. opens 17th bay to divert water from Mississippi
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![The US Army Corps of Engineers has opened a 17th bay at the Morganza spillway to divert more water from the Mississippi River and ease pressure on the levee systems downriver, marking the first time the gates have been opened since 1973. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20110519/0014222d98500f3eba3403.jpg "The US Army Corps of Engineers has opened a 17th bay at the Morganza spillway to divert more water from the Mississippi River and ease pressure on the levee systems downriver, marking the first time the gates have been opened since 1973. [Xinhua]")
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened a 17th bay at the Morganza spillway to divert more water from the Mississippi River and ease pressure on the levee systems downriver, marking the first time the gates have been opened since 1973. [Xinhua]
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