Posted on June 17, 2008 by Matt Hacker
I went downtown this morning in Cedar Rapids, IA before I went to work and took some pictures of the downtown area after the flood waters have receded. It is bad…very bad. After being down there this morning, I can say that it is going to take a very long time to get [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Matt Hacker
The water is going down in Cedar Rapids, IA after the largest flood in the state’s history. You can now see the three downtown bridges above water rather than them being completely under water. Driving on I380 this morning, going to work, I could not believe my eyes when I looked towards the [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2008 by Matt Hacker
Here are some Video’s of Cedar Rapids, IA and the flooding that is occurring here… They projected the crest of the Cedar River to be 24.7 ft about 2 days ago. Now they are projecting it to be 32.2 ft and happening sometime today.
Associated Press Video of Cedar Rapids, IA Flooding
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Posted on June 13, 2008 by Matt Hacker
Here are some NEW photos that are posted on GazetteOnline.com.
Photos: Cedar Rapids New Photos Thurs
Photos: Cedar Rapids under water Thurs.
Photos: Bridge Collapse
Photos: User Submitted Photos Thursday
Photos: Iowa City/Coralville Area Thurs.
Photos: Cedar Rapids flooding Friday
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Posted on June 13, 2008 by Matt Hacker
The Flood of 2008 has caused an evacuation of the patients at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA. Flood waters now are more than 10, yes I said 10, blocks away from the Cedar River. Mercy has been taking their patients to other hospitals in the area, including: St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids, [...]
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