AM: Flood Waters Receding

“It was worse two years ago,” said 13-year-old Rikki Baysinger, front, as she and her brother Donavin Baysinger,12, check the flood damage near their home in Cataldo on Tuesday. Rising groundwater from the Coeur d’Alene River surrounded their neighborhood. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

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• Shoshone County flood waters begin receding /Tori Brunetti, KXLY

Question: Why do people live in areas along waterways like Cataldo that flood almost every year?