1.   He said young children are more susceptible to lung problems related to mold growths and should be kept away from flooded homes during cleanup for several weeks.

2.   In Bergen County, rescue squads used boats to pluck residents trapped in flooded homes.

3.   Many were cleaning the clinics before cleaning their own flooded homes.

4.   More than half the residents who have moved back into their previously flooded homes have complained about nearby lots growing wild, he said.

5.   Pitt County emergency shelters continued to decompress Tuesday as more residents moved back into previously flooded homes.

6.   The constant television images in recent years of couches floating down the Napa River, or people taking rowboats to flooded homes, is not considered the best advertising.

7.   The Federal Emergency Management Agency helps only with flooded homes, not farms.

8.   The Federal Emergency Management Agency helps only with flooded homes, not farms, and most government assistance comes in the form of low-interest loans.

9.   The massive spill capped a day which saw Treasure Coast residents cleaning up flooded homes, while government workers repaired damage to public buildings in both counties.

10.   The New China News Agency said that another danger had emerged from thieves trying to take advantage of flooded homes and unprotected evacuees.