&lt;div class=&#34;meta &#34;&gt;&lt;span class=&#34;caption-text &#34;&gt;Jarod Wilton looks at the flood waters rising to his doorstep, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, in Alliance, N.C. &#40;AP Photo&#38;#47; Chuck Burton&#41;&lt;&#47;span&gt;&lt;&#47;div&gt;