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Governor Culver Proclaims March is Flood Awareness Month

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by admin.

Several state agencies kicked off a month-long public information campaign designating March as Flood Awareness Month. Flood awareness is particularly important since Iowa is still recovering from the floods and storms of 2008. The 2008 disaster was not only the worst natural disaster to strike the state, but is considered one of the largest disasters on record in U.S. history. The Rebuild Iowa Office, the Iowa Insurance Division, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division will share flood-related information and safety tips with the media and the public throughout the month of March.

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Cedar Rapids City Council approves flood buyout plan

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by admin.

The Cedar Rapids City Council has unanimously approved a plan for buying-out flood-damaged homes. This comes not long after over 100 flood survivors turned out for a town hall meeting to quiz city and federal officials about the progress.

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The Cedar Rapids City Hall Question

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by admin.

The city of Cedar Rapids is facing a tough question; should it rebuild the flood-damaged city hall or should it develop a new city hall from scratch?

It is a tougher question than most might think.

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Disaster Assistance Information

Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by admin.

The majority of Iowa has sustained massive flood damage from the recent historic flooding. Help the victims recover from this catastrophic event by donating.

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Pet-related Flood News

Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by admin.

The floods in the Midwest have displaced thousands of pets from their homes. Since almost every major city in Iowa was affected by the flooding, thousands of homeless pets are left alone and confused. Rescue efforts all over the country are pouring in to help the pets affected by the floods of 2008. Read about the stories happening across the country.

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2008 Iowa Flood News

Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by admin.

Almost every major city in Iowa, from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids to Waterloo, was affected by the flooding in 2008. Save Iowa collected several hundred flood-related articles to keep people informed. Read news about the historic flooding in Iowa from across the world.

Save Iowa does not post links to news from the main local Iowa newspapers, but does provide a complete list of the newspapers around Iowa so that you can visit their sites and find what you need. The news stories posted here are from other sources around the countries.

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Find Ways to Donate on Save Iowa

Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by admin.

Save Iowa was setup to help those affected by the historic 2008 Iowa Floods but a lot of the resources gathered are valuable to any cause. Below are online resources setup to assist those in need.

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Volunteer Information

Posted on 07. Feb, 2009 by admin.

There is a tremendous need for volunteers and donations all across eastern Iowa. Save Iowa tries to provide information on different ways that people can volunteer their time and efforts because healthy communities depend on volunteers.

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