Rising flood waters swamp Iowa capital
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-06-15 09:07
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An aerial photograph of downtown Des Moines, Iowa June 14, 2008. A levee holding back rising floodwaters broke and swamped Iowa's capital on Saturday as officials across the US Midwest reinforced levees, helped displaced residents and cleaned up the mess left by the region's worst flooding in 15 years. [Agencies] |