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Midwest Battles Flooding Photos

John Cole places sandbags to protect his home from floodwaters of the Grand River in Chillicothe, Mo., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Parts of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma were drenched by up to eight inches of rain over the weekend. Flood water topped at least 20 levees protecting low-lying communities along the Missouri River and other nearby streams, authorities said.

(Photo: AP/Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune)