Floodwaters Swamp Iowa

Gary Nelson climbs through the window of his Cedar Rapids apartment onto a boat in swift current as the Iowa River swells around them.
Johnathan D. Woods / The Gazette / AP

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Gary Nelson climbs through the window of his Cedar Rapids apartment onto a boat in swift current as the Iowa River swells around them.

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