Floods force many from their homes in Missouri

Volunteers throw sandbags to Dominic Vitale (C) as he sits atop a wall of sandbags in an effort to keep out the flood waters of the Meramec River in Fenton, Missouri on March 21, 2008. Sixteen people have been killed by Midwest flooding after heavy rains hit the areas earlier in the week. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)