Iowa Flood Tide Turns Noxious

Iowa floodwaters have become a toxic mess of sewage, chemicals, diesel, and animal carcasses, the AP reports, pushing some Iowans attempting to salvage possessions to update tetanus shots. "It bothers me, with everything that's in the water," said one resident. "I probably won't keep anything." Meanwhile, some Iowa towns prepared for more flooding, piling sandbags on 27 levees that could overflow along the Mississippi River.

“It is very, very wise to stay out of it. It's as dangerous as anything,” said an emergency official. “If you drink this water and live, tell me about it. You have no idea.” (More Midwest floods stories.)