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• Sept. 24: Shelley Creppel is lifted from a truck after fleeing rising floodwaters in Jean Lafitte, La.
• Sept. 24: David Ford, right, and Phoenix Fire Department members play cards while waiting in Houston for winds to subside.
• Sept. 24: Kim Norman of the Phoenix Fire Department rests with rescue dog Reo as they wait in Houston for winds to subside.
• Sept. 24: Galveston resident Sharion Jordan waits in line with her dog Benji as she hopes to return to Galveston.
• Sept. 24: Tiki Island resident Denise Zeon waits in the car with her dogs, Snoopy and Princess, to return to Galveston.
• Sept. 24: Evacuees flee rising floodwaters in a truck with Jefferson Parish Sheriffs in Jean Lafitte, La.
• Sept. 24: An unidentified woman sits on her porch as floodwater continues to rise in Jean Lafitte, La.
• Sept. 24: Smoke pours from a stack at the Shell refinery in Deer Park, Texas.