Receding Midwest floodwaters give up trove of debris

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

ST. LOUIS -- Duffels of police riot gear. Thousands of pens. Toys, water heaters and even doghouses. As floodwaters retreat across the Midwest, remnants of washed-out households are turning up in the muddy ooze miles from the families who lost them.

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