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Thursday, 23 August 2007, 13:15 GMT 14:15 UK

In pictures: Deadly US floods

Streets in Findlay, Ohio, are shown surrounded by flood waters

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Floods in the Midwestern states in the US have killed 22 people and caused damage which will cost millions of dollars to repair.

A couple stand on the front steps of their home surrounded by flood water in Fox Lake, Illinois

A couple stand on the front steps of their home surrounded by flood water in Fox Lake, Illinois

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The floods were caused by days of heavy rains triggered by the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin.

A flooded street in Ottawa, Ohio

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Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio and Missouri are among the worst-affected states.

Flooded farm buildings in La Crescent, Minnesota

Flooded farm buildings in La Crescent, Minnesota

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The floods have severely damaged homes, road, bridges and crops.

Houses are perched over a deep gulley caused by flooding in Winona, Minnesota

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About 12in (30cm) of rain fell in Minnesota earlier in the week, causing the earth to give way in this neighbourhood of the town of Winona.

A canoe sits on a street in Rushford, Minnesota, after the flood waters receded

A canoe sits on a street in Rushford, Minnesota, after the flood waters receded

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In some areas, the waters have receded and the clean-up job has begun.

A woman cleans up her flood-damaged kitchen in Kingfisher, Oklahoma

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Many people have lost their homes and most of their belongings.

A man sorts through his mother's belonging in a flood-damaged home in Stockton, Minnesota

A man sorts through his mother's belonging in a flood-damaged home in Stockton, Minnesota

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Unable to return home, hundreds of people have been moved into shelters.

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