David Eberle sorts through, separates and lays out water soaked pictures to dry on the lawn of his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In Cedar Rapids, where 24,000 people were evacuated when floodwater covered about 1,300 city blocks, more people were being allowed to return to their homes.

First published in the June 17, 2008, 11:57 p.m. edition

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