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Published July 22, 2010, 12:00 AM

Gallery: Flooding in George, Iowa

Flooding occurred in George, Iowa, on July 22, 2010, after a torrential downpour.


The bridge over the Rio Grande Creek on A-34 was completely washed out by the deluge of Wednesday night?s rain. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)

  • The bridge over the Rio Grande Creek on A-34 was completely washed out by the deluge of Wednesday night?s rain. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Residents drop off water damaged items at a temporary site in George July 22, 2010. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Judd Reifers, George, talks with Ruth Kruger while the Reifer home?s basement is pumped of its three and a half feet of water July 22, 2010. Kruger works for Poet Bio-Refining of Ashton who owns the pump and was assisting several George residents with water removal. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Pat Harms wades in to remove a picnic table, assisted by her grand daughter Mia Graham, 12, from J. C. Diamond Park which was under several feet of water. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Water nearly covers a ditch fence in a flooded bean field east of George. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • Donna Krahling holds a couple of salvaged photos from her basement after the wall collapsed, leaving water up to the ceiling in her George home after the July 21, 2010 storm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • File Photo: The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />
  • The George, Iowa, area was covered in water on July 22, 2010, after a heavy rainstorm. (BRIAN KORTHALS/DAILY GLOBE)<br /><br />