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Cars sit in a public parking lot on Elm Street that collapsed under water damage, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in Penn Yan, N.Y. Severe storms that dumped up to five inches of rain have forced evacuations and closed roads in the Finger Lakes region. Authorities tell local media that flash flooding forced some homes to be evacuated early Wednesday morning in the Yates County village of Penn Yan, on the northern end of Keuka Lake 45 miles southeast of Rochester. (AP Photo/Democrat & Chronicle, Tina MacIntyre-Yee) MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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John Paalar, who's van is under the tanker, walks through the mud near Champlin Ave. and Elm St. after a Penn Yan, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Paaler said flood waters carried his van down to the spot. Severe storms that dumped up to five inches of rain have forced evacuations and closed roads in the Finger Lakes region. Authorities tell local media that flash flooding forced some homes to be evacuated early Wednesday morning in the Yates County village of Penn Yan, on the northern end of Keuka Lake 45 miles southeast of Rochester. The National Weather Service says thunderstorms that began hitting the region late Tuesday night dumped about five inches of rain in four hours. (AP Photo/Democrat & Chronicle, Tina MacIntyre-Yee) MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.,talks to reporters in his office on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. Clyburn said South Carolina can't improve if it continues to elect Republicans. Clyburn is South Carolina's only Democratic congressman. (AP Photo).
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U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., talks to reporters in his office on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo) ** FILE **
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A crew plants trees above Houston's Buffalo Bayou beneath the downtown skyline Friday, April 18, 2014. The city is spending $58 million to improve the waterway and the surrounding parks and bike and jogging trails. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
