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One Photo: The flood boat

Posted at 11:44 AM on May 9, 2011 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: Floods 2011

There's something wrong in this picture from the Associated Press of a boat being used to rescue people from the Mississippi River flood in Memphis, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

flood_boat_may_8.jpg

The river is expected to crest in Memphis today. The Boston Globe's Big Picture blog has more photos from the region.

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