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USGS personnel monitoring river in Cedar Rapids, IA. The day after this picture was taken, the railroad bridge and train in the background were washed away by the floodwater

Residents working together to fill sandbags in the parking lot of a convenience store.

Residents working together to fill sandbags in the parking lot of a convenience store.

Emergency tents have been set up along a roadway that connects Jiangyou and Jianxin.

The emergency tents given to the Chinese after the 12 May 2008 earthquake serve as living spaces for those who cannot stay in their homes.

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USGS personnel monitoring river in Cedar Rapids, IA. The day after this picture was taken, the railroad bridge and train in the background were washed away by the floodwater

USGS personnel monitoring river in Cedar Rapids, IA. The day after this picture was taken, the railroad bridge and train in the background were washed away by the floodwater

Jason McVay being interviewed by Cedar Rapids Channel 2. The day after this picture was taken, the railroad bridge and train in the background were washed away by the floodwater

Assorted cacti and dryland vegetation beside a Caribbean trail in the British Virgin Islands.

Un-used railroad bridge that collapsed, part of which is being washed downstream

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Seawall withstanding flood waters

An elderly Jianxin woman in her emergency shelter.

Sandbags piled up at the end of a major roadway

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Downtown

Residents working together to fill sandbags in the parking lot of a convenience store.

Caribbean trail at "The Baths," a coastal National Park in the British Virgin Islands.

Cacti and dryland vegetation beside a Caribbean trail in the British Virgin Islands.

Workers continuing to pile up sandbags during the flooding