OMAHA, Neb. — As the Missouri River slowly recedes, farmers seeing their fields for the first time since June are encountering sand dunes, strange debris and deep gouges the floodwaters carved into their once-fertile land.
Receding Missouri River reveals badly damaged land
Friday, September 23, 2011 | 1:32 p.m. CDT;
updated 1:38 p.m. CDT, Friday, September 23, 2011
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