Facing the floods, one dog and owner at a time

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Surrounded by flood waters near her home in South Shore, Mo., Alexae Dunn pets her dog Lady. Levees held as the Mississippi River crested in some areas and gradually continued to rise in others. The Army Corps of Engineers said water levels were largely stable.

-- Francisco Vara-Orta