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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 file photo, tourists wear flotation devices while scooter riders pause before crossing a flooded roadway on Ko Samui, Thailand. Authorities say at least 25 people have died in severe flooding in southern Thailand since New Year’s, leaving businesses paralyzed and thousands of tourists stranded. The Interior Ministry said in a report Tuesday that the main highway connecting the south with the rest of the country was swamped. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, riders use a road flooded by an overflowing lake on Ko Samui, Thailand. Authorities say at least 25 people have died in severe flooding in southern Thailand since New Year’s, leaving businesses paralyzed and thousands of tourists stranded. The Interior Ministry said in a report Tuesday that the main highway connecting the south with the rest of the country was swamped. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)
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Jason Williams, left, is rescued by Calfire rescue swimmer Danny Ciecek after Williams got snagged on trees while trying to kayak the Carmel River with a friend near Paso Hondo Road in Carmel Valley on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after a large storm passed through Monterey County. (David Royal/The Monterey County Herald via AP)
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Police work the scene where a man was fatally shot in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood on May 30, 2016. (Associated Press)
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A couple looks out at the Russian River as it flows through a beach park Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Monte Rio, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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The Russian River flows just below cabins and a hotel Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Monte Rio, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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A television news crew views the fallen Pioneer Cabin Tree at Calaveras Big Trees State Park Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Arnold , Calif. Famous for a "drive-thru" hole carved into its trunk, the giant sequoia was toppled over by a massive storm Sunday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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A CSPD officer battles the winds and helps someone from an accident into his police cruiser early Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Destructive winds blow dust and debris during rush hour traffic. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott bows his head and Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, center, salutes as the body of an unidentified OCSO deputy is transported from Orlando Regional Medical Center after the deputy was killed while responding to the fatal shooting of an Orlando Police officer in Orlando, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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Friends and colleagues console each other after the body of an unidentified OCSO deputy was transported from Orlando Regional Medical Center after the deputy was killed while responding to the fatal shooting of an Orlando Police officer in Orlando, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott bows his head and Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, center, salutes as the body of an unidentified OCSO deputy is transported from Orlando Regional Medical Center after the deputy was killed while responding to the fatal shooting of an Orlando Police officer in Orlando, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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Orlando Police motor officer T. Hawxwell salutes as the body of an unidentified OCSO deputy is transported from the emergency room after the deputy was killed while responding to the fatal shooting of an Orlando Police officer in Orlando, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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Friends and colleagues from Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff's Office gather at the back of Orlando Regional Medical Center to salute the body of an unidentified OCSO deputy being transported by the medical examiner from the emergency room after the deputy was killed while responding to the fatal shooting of an Orlando Police officer in Orlando, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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The medical examiner's van, escorted by Orange County Sheriff deputies, leaves Orlando Regional Medical Center with the body of an unidentified OCSO deputy after the deputy was killed while responding to the fatal shooting of an Orlando Police officer in Orlando, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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A miniature golf course remains flooded Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Fire department members head out on a rescue mission down flooded Wohler Road, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Forestville, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Melba Martinelli tries to keep her balance walking through flood water to her home Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Guerneville, Calif. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada lifted rivers climbing out of their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate after warnings that hillsides parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Traffic crosses a bridge over a drainage ditch in Sparks, Nev., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, where water levels were falling after flooding Sunday night. The worst danger had passed but more rain was in the forecast later this week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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Emergency crews pile sandbags Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, along the Truckee River in Lockwood, Nev. National Guard troops were called in to assist local residents whose neighborhood was cut off by flooding. The worst danger had passed but more rain was in the forecast later this week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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A semitractor-trailer lies on its side after it was involved in an early morning crash along the eastbound 60 freeway in Riverside, Calif., on Monday morning, Jan. 9, 2017. A massive storm system moved through Southern California Monday with heavy rain and minor flooding. (Stan Lim/The Press-Enterprise via AP)