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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 15 > Iowans flee amid major floods

Iowans flee amid major floods

River ebbs in hard-hit Cedar Rapids; levee breach in Des Moines floods neighborhood

By Michael J. Crumb and Jim Suhr / The Bulletin
June 15, 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The dark, filthy water that flooded Iowa’s second-largest city finally started to recede Saturday after forcing 24,000 people to flee, but those who remained were urged to cut back on showering and flushing to save the last of their unspoiled drinking....

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