This June 23, 1972 photo shows senior citizens being rescued from their homes by boats as a business burns in the background after Hurricane Agnes caused the Susquehanna River to overflow its banks in Wilkes Barre, Pa. Hurricane Agnes blew across the Florida Panhandle 30 years ago and moved up the Atlantic coast, ravaging 12 states in its wake and resulting in about $3.1 billion in damage. It was the country's costliest disaster at the time.(AP Photo/Phil Butler, Scranton Times)