A property owner shores up a dike to ensure protection against the rising of Rice Lake on March 19, 2014 in Minot, N.D. Property owners around Rice Lake in north central North Dakota are once again battling floods, and some are giving up the fight. The lake where 167 people own property and 36 of them live year-round has risen 12 inches in 12 days because of snowmelt, according to Rice Lake Board Chairman Steve Zaun. It is the fourth straight year of flooding, and the lake has now damaged or destroyed about 30 homes. (AP Photo/The Minot Daily News, Jill Schramm)
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