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Thad Cochran, Republican chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which will oversee the disbursement of relief funds, said: ¡°This is going to be the most expensive natural disaster that¡¯s hit the United States in history. We¡¯re going to do whatever is needed to help the people and local governments recover from this catastrophic event.¡±

(File photo: Xinhua/REUTERS)

With his house splitting in two, and floodwaters rising, Mr Jackson said: ¡°I held her hand as tight as I could. She told me, ¡®You can¡¯t hold me.¡¯ She told me to take care of the kids and grandkids . . . we ain¡¯t got nowhere to go. I¡¯m lost. That¡¯s all I had.¡±

(File photo: Xinhua/REUTERS)

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