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cedar rapids remains a city under water PlusCedar Rapids Remains a City Under WaterCedar Rapids Remains a City Under WaterThe Associated PressThe view from above says it all, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is drenched and it may be weeks or months until it dries out completely. (June 14)THE WATER MAY BE ON IT'S WAY DOWN BUT THE SIGHT OF CEDAR RAPIDS FROM THE AIR IS STILL BREATHTAKING AND OVERWHELMING..IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY 20,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THE AREA... MORE THAN 400 CITY BLOCKS ARE STILL UNDERWATER AFTER THE CEDAR RIVER CRESTED FRIDAY AT 32 FEET, 12 FEET HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS RECORD..PRELIMINARY DAMAGES ARE SET AT 737 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CEDAR RAPIDS ALONE, AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN FLOODED ACROSS THE STATE..IN DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS MASSIVE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ARE STILL BURIED UNDERWATER, THEIR BASEMENTS AND FIRST FLOORS DESTROYED.. THE CITIES INFRASTRUCTURE BADLY DAMAGED AS WELL, THIS RAILROAD BRIDGE NOW LIES TWISTED AND BROKEN ACROSS THE RIVER, ANOTHER FACING INCREDIBLE STRESS AS THE WATER AND DOZENS OF HOUSEBOATS THAT BROKE FREE FROM UPRIVER CRASH INTO IT....NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THE RIVERBANK THAT TYPICALLY DON'T FLOOD ARE ALSO COVERED WITH ONLY ROOFTOPS SHOWING.. SOME SAY IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE HURRICANE KATRINA BUT THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. THERE ARE NO PEOPLE HERE.. THE WATER ROSE SLOWLY OVER SEVERAL DAYS, AND ALMOST EVERYONE HAD TIME TO PLAN AN ESCAPE... FIREFIGHTERS STILL RESCUED SOME STRAGGLERS, BUT IT WASN'T THE MASSIVE EFFORT OF KATRINA.. THAT'S A GOOD THING TOO, BECAUSE THIS IS THE CEDAR RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT...WHILE THE WATER IS RECEDING EXPERTS SAY IT WILL BE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE WATER IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE... AND IT COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE THE ENTIRE AREA IS CLEANED UP, YEARS BEFORE IT'S ALL REBUILT.RICH MATTHEWS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OVER CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA... Etiketler:[] [severe] [weather] [cedar] [rapids] [remains] [city] [water] |
Yayinci: AssociatedPress |
historic flooding in cedar rapids, iowa PlusHistoric Flooding in Cedar Rapids, IowaHistoric Flooding in Cedar Rapids, IowaThe Associated PressThe Cedar River poured over its banks here Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes, causing a railroad bridge to collapse and leaving much of downtown underwater. (June 12)Steve Shriver/owns flooded business "Something is collapsing over there.""What do you think it is?""I think it's a parking garage." (TRACK) CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA IS FALLING APART AS THE CEDAR RIVER SWALLOWS THE CITY. IT LOOKS MORE LIKE VENICE, ITALY THAN THE MIDDLE OF IOWA. Steve Shriver/owns flooded business"The river is literally running through buildings." (TRACK) STEVE SHRIVER OWNS AN ORGANIC LIP BALM BUSINESS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN. AND HIS PRODUCTION ROOM IS IN THE BASEMENT...SEVERAL FEET UNDER WATER. Steve Shriver/owns flooded business"we have a million sticks of lip balm sitting in the at building waiting to be shipped out, that we cannot reach." (TRACK) DESPITE DAYS OF PREPARING FOR THE FLOOD, NOTHING WAS ABLE TO STOP THE WATER FROM RISING INTO DOWNTOWN. SOT:(Tom Aller/Pres., Interstate Power and Light Alliant Energy) "Water has risen to the point where all of downtown is really under water. All of our steam system is down and under water so the major customers of steam, such as quaker oats and folks like that are out. And our electric system is out as well." MARK CARLSON/STANDUP CEDAR RAPIDS CEDAR RAPIDS IS OVER RUN BY AN UNIMAGINEABLE AMOUNT OF WATER. THE CEDAR RIVER IS TAKING WITH IT ANYTHING IT CAN AS FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE. (TRACK)The city has put an evacuation order in and that's helping because the workers are not coming downtown." The amount of flooding in this area is unprecedented and no one knows how long it could take to get back to normal. SOT:(Tom Aller/Pres., Interstate Power and Light Alliant Energy) "As far as what we're telling our customers, we're talking about an indefinite outage here, for sure." Steve Shriver/owns flooded businessNats "deep sigh" IT'S JUST TOO MUCH TO LOOK AT FOR SHRIVER. HIS LIVELY HOOD IS UNDER WATER. Steve Shriver/owns flooded business"There is no insurance to cover it. We need some sort of help from FEMA." FOR NOW, ALL ANYONE CAN DO IS WATCH THE WATER RISE. MARK CARLSON, AP, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. Etiketler:[] [cedarrapids] [historic] [flooding] [cedar] [rapids] [iowa] |
Yayinci: AssociatedPress |
cedar rapids library among flood victims SelectPlusCedar Rapids Library Among Flood VictimsCedar Rapids Library Among Flood VictimsThe Associated PressA city library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is nearly a complete loss due to recent flooding. The entire ground floor was under several feet of water. (June 23)[Notes:wide shots of flooding last week] In Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- as flood waters recede -- the scope of the damage rises. But it's not just homes here that are lost ... [Notes:kgan material, inside shots of the loss]Priceless city treasures have been as well -- One example - this city library -- A look inside shows an entire floor that's now a wasteland of waterlogged books, shelves, and equipment. Little here survived.SOT: the recovery specialists are in there now, and they're not very optimistic that anything on the first floor is going to be saved. At one point Five feet of water rushed through here. [Notes:more shots inside the library] Even materials that were above the water line, were susceptible to mold and humidity damage. [Notes:kgan material from Iowa City]Meanwhile, more residents are returning finding similar damage in their own homes.SOT: the first thing that happens is you walk in and think Oh my, everything is just covered in Mud. SOT; no sense looking at it in a negative way, Iowans will bounce back . An estimated 35,000 people have been displaced by the floods in what the federal government describes as the biggest disaster it has faced since Hurricane Katrina. ___ ___, The Associated Press. Etiketler:[] [midwest] [flooding] [cedar] [rapids] [library] [among] [flood] [victims] |
Yayinci: gowelisgi |
flooded downtown cedar rapids - june 12, 2008 Video clips of the extensive flooding in downtown Cedar Rapids. The Cedar River was estimated to be at 25.5 feet when this video was shot. It continues to rise. Etiketler:[] [cedar] [rapids] [flood] [2008] [iowa] [linn] [county] [river] [downtown] [natural] [disaster] [news] |
Yayinci: BarackObamadotcom |
barack obama revisits cedar rapids Before leading a town hall meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Senator Obama listened to the concerns of citizens affected by last month's devastating flood. Etiketler:[] [barack] [obama] [cedar] [rapids] [flood] |
Yayinci: tdriskell6313 |
the historic flooding in cedar rapids,iowa 2008 A video i made of the flooding in Cedar Rapids,Iowa 2008.The river is gonna crest Friday morning at 32 feet. Etiketler:[] [flood] |
Yayinci: gazetteonline |
flooding evacuations in time check in cedar rapids, iowa Chuck Wieneke, a member of the city council in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, talks about flooding evacuations in the Time Check neighborhood in northwest Cedar Rapids, and a volunteer discusses helping area residents with evacuations as flood waters continue to rise on Wednesday, June 11, 2008. GazetteOnline video by Michael Barnes. Etiketler:[] [cedar] [rapids] [iowa] [flood] [flooding] [evcuations] [time] [check] [neighborhood] [waters] [rising] |
Yayinci: gizmofan |
iowa city, coralville, cedar rapids flooding Local news coverage - June 12, 2008 Etiketler:[] [coralville] [iowa] [city] [flooding] [cedar] [rapids] [flood] |
Yayinci: gazetteonline |
aerial view of cedar rapids flood from hotel roof Video by Michael Barnes Etiketler:[] [flood] [cedar] [rapids] |
Yayinci: ReutersVideo |
cedar rapids weather Jun. 11 - Residents of Cedar Falls, Iowa hope that sandbags can keep Cedar River at bay. Etiketler:[] [cedar] [rapirds] [river] [sandbags] [weather] |