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AJC Photo Archive: The flood of 2009
The rain began falling on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Before the week was through, creeks and rivers overflowed their banks, streets became waterways and neighborhoods were turned into lakes. Sadly, several people lost their lives in the historic flood and damage estimates at the time topped $500 million.
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Dean Trevelino, 45, who lives right behind Peachtree Creek, stands in flooded water from the creek up to his knees Monday. Trevelino says that five years ago this week the waters rose to this level due to Hurricane Ivan. "This isn't a hurricane, this is just rain, so in my mind, we've got to do some work on the creek," Trevelino said. "This one totally blinded us." Elissa Eubanks,eeubanks@ajc.com
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