TV 9 KCRG live stream

[libnnc]

Iowa Flood coverage

For those who are interested

Authorities are establishing check points in neighborhoods to let limited numbers of people back into their homes briefly...

Still very dangerous

http://www.kcrg.com/news/streaming/10476432.html?video=pop&t=a

[Wapsie B]

1. Seems half of Iowa is or was underwater.

This is even worse than the 1993 flood in Des Moines.

[Shoelace]

2. the river is 13 ft. higher than the '93 floods!

which were about 19 ft and this time the Cedar River crested at nearly 32 ft. yesterday. It was 20 ft. in 1851 so this really is looking like another Katrina in many ways.

As you can see on the graph, it's not going to get to workable levels until about next Friday or so.



http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=dvn

[Wapsie B]

4. Next Friday? Wow!

Yes, like flooding after a hurricane in many ways. CR already has closed 1 hospital (Mercy). I used to live in CR too.

[Shoelace]

8. here's a video tour of the flooded neighborhoods in Cedar Rapids

that really shows what they are up against.

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080615/NEWS/863167855/1006/news

[libnnc]

3. University of Iowa President speaking now

Sally Mason

she says campus is not safe now

15 or so buildings are taking on water

have to wait and see what happens

have to turn attention to clean up and recovery

Arts Campus completely shut down

moved the bookstore in 12 hours

To help, see the University of Iowa Foundation website

http://www.uifoundation.org/

[Wapsie B]

9. The U of I School Of Music is totally gone.

A friend of mine who's in the DME program there said it's all ruined by the flood.

[libnnc]

5. City Council member of Cedar Rapids

on the phone now

asking for people there to be patient about getting back to their homes

(earlier they reported folks were getting really upset in some neighborhoods)

no fewer than 50 manhole covers have been blown off in the area

still very, very dangerous

[libnnc]

6. folks there are worn out

kick for them

[madrchsod]

7. i`ve been to iowa city quite a few times and never noticed the river.

it`s really going to take a herculean effort to clean up this mess across iowa but iowans are`t afraid of hard work are they....