Southern Minn. flooding spills into fifth day

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Shakopee, MN, USA — A Le Sueur city worker examines the rising waters of the Minnesota River as it covers Minnesota 93 in Le Sueur, Minn. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Shakopee, MN, USA — Dangerfield's owner Gus Khwice, left, and City of Shakopee Public Works director Bruce Loney watch the rising Minnesota River from the back deck of Dangerfield's in Shakopee, Minn. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Shakopee, MN, USA — John Plaisance finishes tying up a deck that used to be on the front of his camper at the Shakopee Valley R.V. Park & Campgrounds in Shakopee, Minn. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Flooding on the Minnesota River has forced campers to move their seasonal residences to higher ground. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Shakopee, MN, USA — A camper walks on the roof of a Shakopee Valley R.V. Park & Campgrounds shower house and bathroom in Shakopee, Minn. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Flooding on the Minnesota River has forced campers to move their seasonal residences to higher ground. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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Zumbro Falls, MN, USA — A damaged fence and deck in the backyard of a home along Main Street in Zumbro Falls, Minn., pictured on Sept. 27, 2010. (MPR Photo/Elizabeth Baier) link to this photo

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Zumbro Falls, MN, USA — Mud left behind after flood water receded in Zumbro Falls, Minn. (MPR Photo/Elizabeth Baier) link to this photo

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Martin County, MN, USA — The heavy rain caused water to pool on farm fields across Martin County, and more than two dozen other southern Minnesota counties. (MPR Photo/Mark Steil) link to this photo

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Fairmont, MN, USA — This house north of Fairmont in southern Minnesota is still nearly surrounded by water, days after the storms. (MPR Photo/Mark Steil) link to this photo

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Martin County, MN, USA — Flood waters pour over this gravel road in Martin County and into a nearby corn field. (MPR Photo/Mark Steil) link to this photo

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Martin County, MN, USA — The flooded farm fields in southern Minnesota are perfect for geese -- there's lots of water and food nearby. (MPR Photo/Mark Steil) link to this photo