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A white one-story house has black shutters is abandoned. Writen in red paint on the front is "caution no foundation." There is a big tree to the left.
Sheila Brummer
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Iowa Public Radio
One year ago, more than a dozen Iowa counties ended up under a Presidential Disaster Declaration after heavy rains pushed raging rivers out of their banks. In two of the hardest-hit areas in northwest Iowa, people reflect on the pain and progress of the past 12 months.

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