21.   Residents swam to their houses to try to retrieve their belongings, some using empty water jugs tied to their arms to help them float.

22.   Residents swam out to their houses to retrieve their belongings, some using empty gallon water jugs tied to their arms to keep afloat.

23.   Residents swam out to their houses to try to retrieve their belongings, some using empty water jugs tied to their arms to help them float.

24.   Residents of their mobile home park were allowed to retrieve personal belongings from their homes but most returned to a shelter at the Kansas State Fairgrounds.

25.   Residents were going into damaged buildings to retrieve belongings, ignoring warnings from authorities.

26.   Residents in the Nantou town center were seen trudging through the mud to retrieve their belongings.

27.   Residents swam out to their houses to try to retrieve their belongings, some using empty gallon water jugs tied to their arms to help them float.

28.   Some lucky residents were allowed to retrieve a few belongings before being hustled out because of safety concerns and power outages.

29.   The demolished homes covered an area several hundred yards square, and dozens of residents were trying to retrieve belongings after daybreak.

30.   They gathered Tuesday to demand to be allowed inside to retrieve belongings.