Residents tackle soggy homes, tearing out walls and throwing out anything inside the house that has been damaged by water — which for some is nearly everything
Louisiana Flood Victims Work Together to Survive

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Mike Wroten (L) and Matt Wroten throw a waterlogged couch out of the house as they clear Mike's home out after floodwaters inundated it in St. Amant, Louisiana, Aug. 19, 2016.

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A warning sign is written on a flood-damaged refrigerator left on the side of the road in St. Amant, Louisiana, Aug. 20, 2016.

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Daniel Stover, 17, loads personal belongings from a friend's home flooded home in Sorrento, La., Aug. 20, 2016.

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Raymond Lieteau takes photos his flood-damaged home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aug. 16, 2016. Lieteau had more than five feet of water in his home.