And whether the flood of cash brought real benefits or just bigger bills, the states have found themselves left holding some very heavy bags.

"The good thing is that the flood brought this community together," he said.

I believe the answer is that a flood will turn a river upside down and bring the bottom to the top.

In the spring of my fifth year, a flood brought snakes to the streets.

Every year the floods take some away and bring more," she said.

The 1913 flood brought an end to the canal.

Nevertheless, this summer's drought and flood have brought old frustrations to the surface.

That flood has even brought profits to those who provide youth from under the knife.

Thus the flood brought pleasure to both sides of the aisle.

A sudden flood of light brought him snapping back into the present.