Photos: A look at flood preparations on the Mississippi River

Savanna firefighter Gene Gonyier and inmates from Kewanee were busy placing sandbags behind the downtown business district on Saturday as Mississippi River levels continued to rise. The river was expected to crest at 22' laster this week. Flood stage is 16'. The 2019 flood reached 21', Savanna officials began preparing for the flood several weeks ago. (Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media)