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Iowans flee flood waters

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A dam broke today that sent northeastern Iowans fleeing for their lives.

The area was still recovering from massive flooding that forced 36,000 Iowans from their homes in 2008.

Last Halloween, I stopped in Cedar Rapids to check on the recovery there. The city is south of the area ravaged today.

Downtown Cedar Rapids (Oct. 2009)

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Business near downtown Cedar Rapids (Oct. 2009)

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Downtown jewelry store, Cedar Rapids (Oct. 2009)

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Downtown bridge, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Oct. 2009)

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Links to news about today’s flooding

CNN: Dam fails in eastern Iowa, causing massive flooding

MSNBC: Iowa dam fails, threatens Iowa towns

CNN Blog: “Dam failure, flooding ‘an awful mess’ in Iowa”

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One Response to “Iowans flee flood waters”

  1. Mackenzie Says:
    July 24th, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    Susan,

    Thanks for reporting on Iowa. As an Iowan living now in Wisconsin, it was frustrating knowing that a dam had broken and not knowing any other details.

    Thanks again!