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Mississippi flooding: Governor declares state of emergency with river expected to crest at 36 feet Monday

Mississippi authorities have already been forced to make several rescues due to rising flood waters

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Mississippi fields, businesses, and homes are submerged following flooding from the Pearl River.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday ahead of expected flooding from the Pearl River. 

The river is projected to crest at 36 feet by early Monday morning. 

"The City of Jackson is advising residents who were affected by the 2020 flood to make evacuation plans in the next 48 hours as the water level of the Pearl River is increasing and expected to crest at 36 feet in the coming days," the city of Jackson said in a Friday statement.

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"If this happens, there will be dozens of streets in downtown Jackson that will flood," Reeves said, according to Mississippi Today.

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    A workman's pickup truck splashes through flood waters in Richland, Miss., following a morning of torrential rains, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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    In this photo provided by Pastor Bryant May, rain water covered Bierdeman Road in Pearl, Miss., Wednesday, Ag. 24, 2022. (Pastor Bryant May via AP)

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    A driver drives through high water on Dale Drive in Marion, Miss., on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022.  (D'Courtland Christian/The Meridian Star via AP)

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    Flooding from heavy rains that have plagued the region in recent days is seen at the state Capitol in downtown Jackson, MS. (Hannah Mattix/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

Reeves added that both businesses and residential areas would be jeopardized by current projections of the Pearl River.

Local authorities have begun handing out sandbags to residents at risk of flooding, encouraging homeowners to raise and strengthen their properties' boundaries.

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    Severe storms hit Mississippi on Wednesday, with catastrophic floods washing out roads and causing a train derailment. (City of Brandon, MS / LOCAL NEWS X /TMX)

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    The National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency in the areas of Jackson and Brandon on Wednesday. (City of Brandon, MS / LOCAL NEWS X /TMX)

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    Mayor Butch Lee said it appeared a storm drain washed out part of the tracks during a flood in Mississippi.  (City of Brandon, MS / LOCAL NEWS X /TMX)

Dozens of children and day care workers were evacuated earlier this week in Mississippi.

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey shared a video to Facebook that shows rescuers evacuating several toddlers, some who can be heard crying, from their flooded day care.

"I am so proud of the men and women of the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office," Bailey wrote alongside the video. "During disasters like today's flooding, all sheriffs department employees come together as a team and do whatever has to be done to help the people."

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Florence Mayor Bob Morris told WJTV there were 104 children, ages six-weeks to five years old in the Railroad Center Daycare building when the water began to rise.

Fox News' Pilar Arias contributed to this report.