US | Mississippi Makeshift Levees Protect Homes From Flooding Mississippi residents take matters into their own hands By John Johnson Posted May 19, 2011 5:51 PM CDT Copied A levee protects a home surrounded by floodwater from the Yazoo River near Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Getty Images) See 5 more photos Some homeowners are putting up a fight against the mighty Mississippi and its tributaries, notes Popular Science. The AP and Getty have remarkable images of homes near Vicksburg shielded by makeshift levees. It's "a testament to the human instinct to protect hearth and home," notes Clay Dillow. Click to read about the first fatality linked to the Mississippi flooding. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. A Texas man's disappearance is fodder for true-crime mania. Cancer claims the life of an MLB champ at 44. See the best BBQ cities in the US. Report an error