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Aerial shot of flood damage in Merced County, Merced, Calif., Feb. 19, 2017, taken by Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Marty Ortiz from inside a UH-72 Lakota helicopter. Ortiz is assigned to the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Air Assault Regiment. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Daniel Crosier

Flooded Homes

Aerial shot of flood damage in Merced County, Merced, Calif., Feb. 19, 2017, taken by Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Marty Ortiz from inside a UH-72 Lakota helicopter. Ortiz is assigned to the California Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 140th Air Assault Regiment. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Daniel Crosier

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