After the floods: the struggle for survival in a tiny Mississippi town
by Jamiles Lartey in Tchula, Mississippi from Environment | The Guardian on (#4EYX8)
Residents of Tchula feel abandoned. Now, with the Rev William Barber, it's 'time to make noise'
When Tchula lake overran its banks, after heavy rains, Walter Coats's home was one of the first to succumb.
"I left that morning when I saw the waters start rising," Coats said. "When I came back I couldn't even get in the house."
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