US flooding: Memphis residents 'overwhelmed'

8 May 2011 Last updated at 21:49 ET Help

More evacuation warnings have been issued in Memphis, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River continue to rise towards record levels.

Police officers went door-to-door in Memphis, Tennessee urging residents to leave nearly 1,000 homes near the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

Daniel Griffiths reports.

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