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Courtesy ofAssociated Press Georgia I t was a rainy month in Georgia, where two weeks of record flooding in July killed 31 people, destroyed hundreds of bridges and roads, and even uprooted caskets from cemeteries. Tropical storm Albert dumped nearly two feet of rain, flooding the Flint and Ocmulgee rivers in the central and southwestern sections of the state. About 35,000 people fled their homes, and more than 400,000 acres of crops were inundated after the flooding began on July 5. Floods Officials reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage; 46 counties were declared national disaster areas; and Macon's 155,000 residents went without safe tap water for several weeks. Finally the floods abated, but the hardship continued; a state agriculture official said it would be years before farmers recovered. Topsoil was washed away, farm pond dams were washed out, and nearly 1,000 barns and other farm buildings were damaged. Courtesy ofAssociated Press