RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2008 A U.S. flag sits atop a pile of sand bags near a levee that breached in Des Moines, Iowa June 14, 2008. A levee holding back rising floodwaters broke and swamped Iowa's capital on Saturday as officials across the U.S. Midwest reinforced levees, helped displaced residents and cleaned up the mess left by the region's worst flooding in 15 years. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES)
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