Midwest floods causing massive damage in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois

Farm fields in low-lying areas around Buffalo, Iowa, are just beginning to emerge from flood waters on June 23, 2008. Receding floodwaters from the Mississippi river have left massive crop destruction throughout Illinois, Missouri and Iowa.Officials expect at least 3 billion in damage and a loss of 15% of corn and soybean crops in Iowa. (UPI Photo/Mark Cowan)