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This story was originally published on Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:11 AM EDT

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People walk on a narrow strip of land between a flooded Woodlawn Park, background, and the rising Red River, foreground, April 28, in Moorhead, N.D.

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Lynn Clay grabbed her camera to snap a frame of the floodwaters outside one of the windows in her office building at the Riverfront Plaza in Grand Rapids, Mich., and captured a little fish swimming by. She didn't even realize the fish was in the frame until she looked at it later and, as even the most seasoned photographer will admit, she said, "I got lucky!"

Clay told NBCNews.com she has never seen the Grand River this high before. "The water is usually only 18 inches to 2 feet deep outside the building, but now it's probably 20 feet deep. It's up over the walkways, the roads, and up the buildings to the windows."

She does not live in close proximity to the river, so her home has not been impacted.

Related story: Surging rivers near crest, but many Midwestern towns already inundated

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A man rests outside during spring flooding in Khvoensk, Belarus on April 14.

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A man rides a paddleboard after heavy rains lashed Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 2.

A violent storm with torrential rain and powerful wind left five people dead Tuesday in Buenos Aires as it knocked out power, downed trees and damaged homes, officials said.

A record 6.1 inches of rain fell in about two hours in some parts of the city.

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Vehicles tossed by the storm sit along a street in Buenos Aires.

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A woman looks at the flooded living room of her home.

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A man perches above the water next to a boat in a flooded street.

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Residents sit on a bench in a flooded public square.

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A wall collapsed at a school in San Fernando, north of Buenos Aires, due to heavy rain and wind.

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A woman is rescued from floodwaters by a man standing on top of her car during heavy rain in the Chalandri suburb, north of Athens, Greece, on Feb. 22, 2013.

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The woman had become stuck as water engulfed her car.

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The woman is carried to safety after being rescued.

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An employee of the Greek Parliament hangs precariously after falling through the glass roof of the Greek Parliament Hall while trying to prevent rain water leaking into the building, in Athens on Feb. 22, 2013.

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People stand on a bench at a bus station during a heavy storm in Athens on Feb. 22, 2013.

A heavy rainstorm in the Athens region on Friday morning flooded streets in the Greek capital and interrupted transport on land and sea. In the suburb of Chalandri, a woman had to be rescued from her car as raging torrents of water engulfed the vehicle.

A worker at the Greek parliament had to be rescued after she crashed through the glass roof of the building while trying to stop a leak. The woman found herself hanging through a broken panel in the roof and was slightly injured, according to local reports cited by Xinhua.

-- The European Pressphoto Agency and Reuters contributed to this report

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A woman wades through high water with ice floating on its surface in a flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, early on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.

The natural phenomenon of high water ("acqua alta") which floods the Venice lagoon generally occurs between autumn and spring when high tides are reinforced by seasonal winds. The water reached a height of 143 centimeters (4 feet 8 inches) on Monday night. 

-- The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse

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A man carries a woman during high tide in Venice on Feb. 11, 2013.

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Water rises on St Mark's Square during an acqua alta late on Feb. 11, 2013.

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A man comforts his daughter on their roof as they inspect damage to their neighborhood in Bundaberg, Queensland on Jan. 29, 2013. Rescue and evacuation missions continued as emergency services prepared to move patients from Bundaberg Hospital to Brisbane amid fears the hospital could lose power.

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Homes are inundated with floodwater in North Bundaberg on Jan. 29, 2013. The Premier of Queensland Campbell Newman said the situation in Bundaberg remained serious, and the government was working with local authorities to ensure thousands of evacuees had access to food, water and bedding.

Reuters reports — A deluge fed by the ex-tropical cyclone Oswald has dumped more than 8 inches of rain in parts of Queensland and New South Wales over the past three days, swelling rivers and swamping towns

A fleet of 14 helicopters rescued more than 1,000 people across Queensland overnight and rescue efforts continued on Tuesday.

"Across Queensland the wild weather has broken a lot of hearts," Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said.

Among the four people killed was a three-year old boy, who died in hospital after being hit by a falling tree as he and his mother watched floodwaters in parts of Brisbane, Australia's third largest city. Read the full story.

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Sea foam is seen as walkers take to Burleigh Heads beach on Queensland's Gold Coast on Jan. 29, 2013, following wild weather caused by ex-cyclone Oswald.

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A man hangs onto the railing of North Curl Curl ocean pool in Sydney after winds and rain battered the city, producing large swells, on Jan. 29, 2013. Parts of Sydney experienced record rainfall after ex-cyclone Oswald swept through the city on Monday night.

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Floodwaters race across the Oxenford - Tamborine road on Australia's Gold Coast on Jan. 28, 2013 as severe floods swept through two states.

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Residents inspect their flooded home in Bundaberg, Queensland, on Jan. 28, 2013. At least 1,200 Bundaberg properties are already flooded, and there are fears the number could reach 2,000.

Three people were reported to have been killed and dozens more were plucked from roofs and marooned cars in dramatic air rescues in northeastern Australia on Monday as severe floods swept through two states, inundating thousands of homes.  

The heavy rain was caused by the remnants of a tropical cyclone that hit the country last week and also brought severe weather including tornadoes.

-- Agence France-Presse, The Associated Press

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A man being winched to safety by helicopter in Biloela, Queenland, on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Evan Roberts surveys the remains of a neighbour's gazebo blown onto his damaged home in Bargara, Queensland on Jan. 27, 2013. A large weather system courtesy of ex tropical cyclone Oswald is causing flooding down Queensland's coast and into northern New South Wales.

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Children playing in sea foam at Burleigh Heads in Queensland on Jan. 28, 2013.

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A young girl is rescued from flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 18.

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An Indonesian man grabs wires to keep from being swept away by flood water in Jakarta, Jan. 18.

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People wade through floodwater in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 18.

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Rescuers evacuate a baby from a flood area in Jakarta, Jan. 18.

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Residents push a car in through high water in west Jakarta Jan. 18.

Waters were receding in some parts of Jakarta after widespread floods, as authorities worked to repair a dike that collapsed. Tens of thousands remained affected by the waters and rescue personnel deployed boats and rafts to evacuate people trapped. More monsoon rains were expected for Friday and Saturday raising the possibility of fresh flooding. Full story

Photos: Monsoon rains paralyzes Indonesia capital

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Women react as they flee from a flooded area in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 17, 2013.

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A man carries his son across a flooded area in the business district of Jakarta on Jan. 17, 2013.

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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd left) and his Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (left) inspecting the Presidential Palace after it was flooded in Jakarta on Jan. 17, 2013, hours before Bambang was due to welcome visiting Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

Reuters reports — Heavy monsoonal rains triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, with many government offices and businesses forced to closed because staff could not get to work.

Weather officials warned the rains could get worse over the next few days and media reports said that thousands of people in Jakarta and its satellite cities had been forced to leave their homes because of the torrential downpours this week. Read the full story.

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Rescue workers evacuate residents from a flooded area in Jakarta on Jan. 17, 2013.

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Streets are flooded in Jakarta on Jan. 17, 2013. Floods regularly hit parts of Jakarta in the rainy season, but the inundation following an intense rain storm was especially widespread.

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A driver and scooter are transported through a flooded street in Jakarta on Jan. 16, 2013.