1.   Residents whose homes were above the high-water mark helped neighbors shovel muck from living rooms and shop floors.

2.   To earn money for medical school, he shoveled muck at a ranch and drove a taxi.

3.   Along the banks of the Choluteca River, residents shoveled muck from debris-packed homes and stores and sifted for whatever they could salvage.

4.   And along the banks of the Choluteca River, residents shoveled muck from debris-packed homes and stores, trying to salvage whatever they could.