Cedar Rapids Submerged

David Eberle sorts through, separates and lays out water soaked pictures to dry on the lawn of his home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. "All you can do is save what you can, and keep the memories you have," said Eberle. In Cedar Rapids, where 24,000 people were evacuated when floodwater covered about 1,300 city blocks, more people were being allowed to return to their homes Tuesday.

Tina Fleischacker cries as she waits at a checkpoint to see her flooded home Sunday, June 15, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Many residents of Cedar Rapids were frustrated by not being allowed back in their homes after being told earlier in the day they could return to gather belongings.

Firefighter Kurt Woode marks a house with a "not safe" symbol after noting that the foundation was compromised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sunday, June 15, 2008. Emergency and utility crews began the process of examining each house in the flood zone to make sure they were safe for residents to return.

Brian Gibson, a member of the urban search and rescue unit Iowa Task Force One, uses his hand to indicate the water level in the basement of an evacuated house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sunday, June 15, 2008. Emergency and utility crews began the long process of examining each house in the flood zone to make sure they were safe for residents to return.

Diane Stanek, right, clutches the arm of her father, Vince Fiala, as he expresses his frustrations to a police officer about not having access to his home outside a checkpoint in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday, June 15, 2008. The strike team had not yet declared any homes in the area safe for residents to enter as of Sunday afternoon and tension was quickly rising.

Eric Vandewater, a member of the urban search and rescue unit Iowa Task Force One, climbs through a window of an evacuated house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sunday, June 15, 2008. Emergency and utility crews began the process of examining each house in the flood zone to make sure they were safe for residents to return.

The emergency entrance to Mercy Medical Center is seen under water Friday, June 13, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rising water from the Cedar River forced the evacuation of the downtown hospital Friday after residents of more than 3,000 homes fled for higher ground.

A woman is evacuated from Mercy Medical Center Friday, June 13, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

A child's toy is seen floating in flood water Friday, June 13, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Todd Walker gives his 1-year-old daughter, Harmony Walker, a diaper change in a shelter for flood victims Friday, June 13, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Walker was forced to evacuate his flooded home Thursday evening.

Flood waters from the Cedar River surround buildings in the southeastern edge of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday, June 12, 2008. Heavy rains continued to pound large portions of Iowa, with officials saying they expect rivers to crest at record levels in many portions of the state.

Water from the swollen Cedar River rushes past downtown buildings Thursday, June 12, 2008, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Gary Nelson edges out the second story window of his apartment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, while Mason Ayers-Berry, top, assists, and Guy Ayers-Berry, bottom, pilots the boat in a swift current on Thursday evening, June 12, 2008.

Guy Ayers-Berry and his crew pilot a boat down 1st Ave E enroute to search for residents waiting to be evacuated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday evening, June 12, 2008. Widespread flooding continued and the National Weather Service projected the Cedar River to crest at 31.8 feet at 1 p.m. Friday.

Flood waters surround train cars, top, and semi-trailers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday, June 12, 2008. Heavy rains continued to pound large portions of Iowa and as flooding continues officials are scrambling as rivers are expected to crest at record levels in many portions of the state.

A view of downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shows widespread flooding, Thursday, June 12, 2008. Heavy rains continued to pound large portions of Iowa and as flooding continues officials are scrambling as rivers are expected to crest at record levels in many portions of the state.

Steve Shriver, left, and Billy Valencia, both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, kayak through moderate currents down a flooded street in Cedar Rapids on Thursday afternoon, June 12, 2008. The two were not wearing life jackets and were advised by officials to stay out of the water.

William Kimpton, left, and Ben Walker, both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, wade through floodwaters in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, June 12, 2008. Thousands of homes were evacuated in Cedar Rapids, where rescuers removed people with boats, officials estimated 100 blocks were underwater, and a railroad bridge over the flooded Cedar River collapsed.

Floodwaters surround freight cars on a bridge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday June 12, 2008. Heavy rains continued to pound large portions of Iowa and as flooding continues officials are scrambling as rivers are expected to crest at record levels in many portions of the state.