Three pigs stand stranded June 20 on the roof of a building after the floodwaters from the Mississippi and Iowa rivers inundated Oakville, Iowa. The floodwaters have started to slowly recede, but towns downstream are bracing for disaster.
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A Missouri Town Braces for Floods

Three pigs stand stranded June 20 on the roof of a building after the floodwaters from the Mississippi and Iowa rivers inundated Oakville, Iowa. The floodwaters have started to slowly recede, but towns downstream are bracing for disaster.

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