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Volunteers load sand bags in hopes of stopping river waters from reaching businesses, in Clarksville, Mo., April 18, 2013.
Flooding in the central U.S. continues after rain last week caused the Mississippi and many other rivers to surge in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. Flooding has now been blamed in three deaths -- two at the same spot in Indiana and one in Missouri.
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Volunteers work to fill sandbags in Clarksville, Mo., April 22, 2013.
The swollen Mississippi River has strained a hastily erected makeshift floodwall in Clarksville, creating trouble spots that volunteers were scrambling to patch.
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A duck swims by a window in the Riverfront Plaza Building in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., as The Grand River crests at an all time high of 21.85 feet, a full 2.2 feet above the record set in 1985, April 22, 2013. Previous water levels can be seen marked on the wall.
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AmeriCorps member Tom Schweiss places a hose in a pool of water to be pumped back into the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., April 23, 2013.
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A car is stranded in the middle of a downtown street after being overcome by floodwater in Des Plaines, Ill., April 19, 2013.
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Richard Conttrell sits on the front porch of his riverfront home and looks out at the flooded Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., April 22, 2013.
The swollen Mississippi River has strained a hastily erected makeshift floodwall in Clarksville, creating two trouble spots that volunteers were scrambling to patch.
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The reflection of AmeriCorps member Tom Schweiss is seen in the front door of a downtown business as he walks off a sandbag levee Clarksville, Mo., April 23, 2013.
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The Mississippi River is topping out at some problematic spots, but there is growing concern that spring floods are far from over. The river was at or near crest at several places Sunday, April 21, 2013, between the Quad Cities and near St. Louis. Some towns in the approximate 100-mile stretch of river from Quincy, Ill., to Grafton, Ill., reached 10-12 feet above flood stage.
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A historic McDonald's restaurant is surrounded by floodwater in Des Plaines, Ill., April 19, 2013.
The restaurant is located on the site of the first McDonald's franchise opened April 15, 1955, by founder Ray Kroc.
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Members of the Missouri National Guard work to shore up a temporary levee in an effort to hold back the swollen Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., April 20, 2013.
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Instructions on how to build a sandbag levee are taped to a building in Clarksville, Mo., April 21, 2013.
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Hector Duran uses his bike to get through floodwater in Des Plaines, Ill., April 19, 2013.
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Residents walk down a flooded sidewalk on a residential street in Des Plaines, Ill., April 19, 2013.
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Octavio Castillo paddles a boat down a flooded street to reach the home of his cousin in Des Plaines, Ill., April 19, 2013.
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A restaurant sits surrounded by floodwater in Louisiana, Mo., April 20, 2013.
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A skidloader operator takes a break as the construction of a flood wall continues on April 18, 2013, in Clarksville, Mo.
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London Mills Assistant Fire Chief Scott Butler, left, and volunteer Shawn Taylor go house to house checking on flooded residents in London Mills, Ill., April 19, 2013.
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Mariola Wawreszuk surveys flood damage to her strip mall in Des Plaines, Ill., April 19, 2013.
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Houses are surrounded by floodwater from the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., April 20, 2013.
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Members of the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's department guide a wrecker back to a car stuck in the rising water of the Wabash River near West Lafayette, Ind., April 19, 2013.
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Members of the Missouri National Guard and others work to shore up a temporary levee in an effort to hold back the swollen Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., April 20, 2013.
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Rising water from the Wabash River floods homes and vehicles near Lafayette, Ind., April 19, 2013.
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An overtopped levee and the flood wall protecting the city is seen north of Clarksville, Mo. The Mississippi River is topping out at some problematic spots, but there is growing concern that spring floods are far from over. The river was at or near crest at several places on April 21, 2013 between the Quad Cities and near St. Louis.
