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Uploaded by on Jun 14, 2008

Gazette video journalist Michael Barnes rode with the Cedar Rapids, Iowa fire department on a boat tour of flooded downtown streets on Friday, April 13, 2008.

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  • @fenton1017 that wont let u have fllod insurance if u live next to the river

  • fenton, unfortunately, many of those people did not have flood insurance as it was not required at the time. I believe lending guidelines for flood insurance have changed since then.

  • I am working in Cedar Rapids 16 months after the flood just blocks from the river. I am confused, so many homes boarded up. Living that close to a river, did that many people not have flood insurance? Some of those neighborhoods I bet were beautiful at one time. It is sad to see all the boarded up homes. Only a select few are rebuilding. What are going to happen to those homes?

  • I lived in the flood zone. No one lives there now. The life of those old neighborhoods is gone. The people, once neighbors, are scattered to the wind. Friends, neighbors and family alike struggling to survive without the comforts of their community. All the while, the word "community" is taken to finance the recovery of the business districts while the people suffer.

  • Cedar Rapids isnt buying out crap. The mayor is falling asleep and doesnt care...and we have been forgetten about

  • yes that is true but the people help each other out and in New Orleans they lotted,killed,and stoled

  • How Ironic that The floods worst day was Friday the 13th

  • close its 95 out of 99. I live in Iowa and they said on the news that Cedar Rapids is going to buy out all of the flooded propriety. but for me i live up on a hill and stayed dry.

  • this is worse than katrina the katrina water didnt have the massive current and to make matters worse we had just had bad tornadoes PLUS most of Iowa was flooded i think it was like 80 of iowas 90 counties not sure though

  • Margravesconstruction/DEMO Iam so sorry to see all this. in cedar rapids IOWA; i will be their soon. to help; all people their; cleaning and re building,their homes; i hope iowas are good hearted; and i feel we clome their iam from ann arbor mich;e mail me at margraveshistoricconstruction@­yahoo.comi need lots of good friend to meet.also looking for a great church to join.their still is good people to help others;God BLESS all their;

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