It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

FEMA assists communities during floods and other types of disasters, provides funds for recovery and oversees preparedness ...

State Hwy. 35 along the Mississippi River is taken over by floodwaters April ... and oversees preparedness efforts, like its flood maps that predict risks in different areas.

Trump's call to abolish FEMA as Mississippi sees more frequent, extreme flooding, prompts group to name river the nation's most endangered waterway.