Cedar Rapids, other Iowa cities protected thanks to sandbagged levee
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Residents were ordered to evacuate low-lying sections of towns along the overflowing Cedar River yesterday, and communities along the Mississippi River were warned that new rainfall would boost their expected flood crests. (article 2)
Officials in Wisconsin, where this month's rainfall is approaching a record, planned to drain water from one reservoir to ease pressure on a dam, and were monitoring dams elsewhere in the state. (article 2)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) Inmates in black-and-white striped uniforms were rescued from jail by boat Wednesday as Iowa's raging Cedar River flooded a small city's downtown and forced evacuations in another town downstream. (article 6)
With more rain falling upriver Wednesday in parts of Iowa, crests at Missouri's Mississippi River towns could be higher than currently forecast, said weather service hydrologist Jim Kramper. (article 8)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Rising rivers wiped out an Iowa railroad bridge Tuesday, flooded Illinois farmland and forced residents along the Mississippi River to prepare for what could be the worst flooding in 15 years (article 9)
Officials have called for help to shore up sandbagged levees in Iowa, following heavy rain that has caused serious flooding across the US Midwest. (article 5)
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Source articles
- Cedar Rapids, other Iowa cities protected thanks to sandbagged levee (L.A. Times, 06/11/2008, 850 words)
- Flood threat spurs evacuation in Iowa (boston.com, 06/12/2008, 448 words)
- Rising waters in Plains inundate bridge, farmland (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 367 words)
- ABC News: Midwest Floods Force Evacuations, River Residents Fear More Rain (ABCNews, 06/11/2008, 339 words)
- Floods threaten US Midwest towns (BBC News, 06/11/2008, 346 words)
- Killer weather wreaks havoc across nation (CNN, 06/11/2008, 49 words)
- 4 Dead, 40 Hurt as Tornado Hits Boy Scout Camp (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 358 words)
- Iowa sees another night of rising rivers (msnbc.msn.com, 06/11/2008, 813 words)
- Mississippi River floods could be worst in 15 years (CNN, 06/11/2008, 36 words)
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