It's the low, flat building in the right center of the picture. This is a two-story building with a high ceiling on the first floor. This picture was taken yesterday, and it appears that anything on the first floor is completely under water. The river won't crest until later today.

I've bitched a lot about the way the library was run, but the thought of losing almost the entire collection makes me feel ill. No real news is available about how much they managed to move before the flood, but I doubt they considered more than a foot or two of water was possible. Yesterday's flooding was several times worse than predicted.

There is a kids' museum in the lower left of the picture, with an IMAX theater attached in the thing that looks like a silo. Our ground transportation center is on the left. At least they were able to get all the buses out. I know that, because they were using them to relocate the inmates from the jail.

Even more sickening is how many of the poorer neighborhoods are completely inundated.

Personal update: we are stinky, but dry. The sump pump in our basement jammed last night but I was able to fix it, and we should be relatively rain-free the next few days. They're asking us to restrict water use to drinking only and electricity should also be used minimally. I need my computer to work, but we're not running the AC. *holds nose* My hands are improving from the stiffness caused by my repetitive strain injuries, probably because I've been too distracted by the news to do much work.