Dead tree in pine forest covering Broken mountain in Harz region is seen from train carriage
A dead tree in a pine forest covering the Broken mountain in the Harz region is seen from a train carriage, April 30, 2014. Legend has it that on Walpurgisnacht or May Eve, witches fly their broomsticks to meet the devil at the summit of the Brocken Mountain in Harz. In towns and villages scattered throughout the mountain region, locals make bonfires, dress in devil or witches costumes and dance into the new month of May. Picture taken April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
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Residents of Forest Creek Apartments are rescued after heavy flooding in Pensacola
Residents of Forest Creek Apartments are rescued after heavy flooding in Pensacola, Florida, April 30, 2014. A state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in Pensacola's Escambia County where emergency officials fought to save motorists stranded by flood waters. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Residents of Forest Creek Apartments are rescued after heavy flooding in Pensacola
Residents of Forest Creek Apartments are rescued after heavy flooding in Pensacola, Florida, April 30, 2014. A state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in Pensacola's Escambia County where emergency officials fought to save motorists stranded by flood waters. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Residents of Forest Creek Apartments are rescued after heavy flooding in Pensacola
Residents of Forest Creek Apartments are rescued after heavy flooding in Pensacola, Florida, April 30, 2014. A state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in Pensacola's Escambia County where emergency officials fought to save motorists stranded by flood waters. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Rob Jernigan takes a photo while checking on a friends house in the Springdale Forest Subdivision in Pensacola
Rob Jernigan takes a photo while checking on a friends house in the Springdale Forest Subdivision in Pensacola, Florida, April 30, 2014. A state of emergency was declared on Wednesday in Pensacola's Escambia County where emergency officials fought to save motorists stranded by flood waters. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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