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A man lifts a child as a woman sweeps water from her house flooded by monsoon rains in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir on Friday, July 30, 2010. The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached more than 430 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.(AP Photo/Aftab Ahmed
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People stand at a bank of overflowing steam in Mingora, the capital of Swat valley in Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010. The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached more than 300 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)
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An unidentified woman watches as flames approach her home from a fast moving wildfire near Palmdale, Calif. on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Seen from Freeway 14, a fast moving wildfire burns near Acton, Calif. on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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A firefighter looks on as a fast moving wildfire approaches Elizabeth Lake Road in the Leona Valley near Palmdale, Calif. on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the community of Leona Valley on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Fire engines pause as flames from a fast moving wildfire approach Elizabeth Lake Road in the Leona Valley near Palmdale, Calif., on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the community of Leona Valley on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Fire rages behind the Lazy T Ranch on Elizabeth Lake Road west of Palmdale Calif., Thursday, July 29, 2010. About 2,000 homes in the community of Leona Valley and parts of Palmdale areas were under evacuation Friday, according to Los Angeles County Fire. (AP Photo AP/Dave Mills)
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A firefighter dons his gear as a fast moving wildfire burns near Palmdale, Calif., on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Two unidentified women load a car with their belongings as flames approach their home from a fast moving wildfire near Palmdale, Calif., on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Engine companies line up along Lake Elizabeth Road at dusk Thursday, July 29, 2010. The fire, one of two major fires to break out in the same area of California, has roared through at least a thousand acres. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
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A house catches on fire from a fast moving wildfire on Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Leona Valley, Calif. About 2,000 homes in the community of Leona Valley and parts of Palmdale areas were under evacuation Friday, according to Los Angeles County Fire. (AP Photo AP/Dave Mills)
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A U.S. Forest Service firefighter sets an intentional backfire to keep flames away from homes in Leona Valley, just west of Palmdale, Calif., and along Lake Elizabeth Road. Brush fire swept over more than 7 square miles, prompted evacuations and burned structures in rural Los Angeles County Thursday as water-dropping helicopters and crews scrambled to get ahead of the blaze. About 1,200 homes in the community of Leona Valley were under mandatory evacuation orders on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. Firefighters have no idea as to when the fire can be controlled. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)
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A fast-moving wildfire burns above Elizabeth Lake Road in Leona Valley near Palmdale, Calif., on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the community of Leona Valley on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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Associated Press A worker monitors water quality Thursday in Talmadge Creek in Marshall Township, Mich., near the Kalamazoo River, as booms help contain oil spilled from a ruptured pipeline.
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Pakistanis move to safety from a flooded village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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In this picture taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, villagers wade through a flooded area caused by heavy monsoon rains near Bannu, Pakistan. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)
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A Pakistani man with his daughter moves into safe place from a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Stranded villagers wait for help at a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Villagers move to a safe place from a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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Villagers struggle to move to a safe place from a flood-hit village near Nowshera, Pakistan, on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
