Receding floodwaters leave odd items behind

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | 5:31 p.m. CDT; updated 6:23 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

ST. LOUIS — Duffels of police riot gear. Thousands of pens. Toys, water heaters and even dog houses. As floodwaters retreat across the Midwest, remnants of washed-out households are turning up in the muddy ooze miles from the families who lost them.

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