WINFIELD, MO - JUNE 21: A stop sign stands alone in the floodwaters of the Mississippi River June 21, 2008 in Winfield, Missouri. Flooding continues in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois with cresting taking place in many of the affected areas later today and tomorrow. Getty Images logo Getty Images 47 months ago

WINFIELD, MO - JUNE 21: A stop sign stands alone in the floodwaters of the Mississippi River June 21, 2008 in Winfield, Missouri. Flooding continues in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois with cresting taking place in many of the affected areas later today and tomorrow.

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