Rising Waters Heading South in Midwest
The Associated Press
Sandbagging is still under way in communities south of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and along the Mississippi River where water levels are still rising. Meantime, some residents in Cedar Rapids have been allowed to get some belongings. (June 16)
Flood fears in the midwest are now moving down river. While some deluged places in Iowa have seen water levels crest ... To the south, cities like Burlington and Quincy, Illinois are still seeing the water lap higher and higher. In Quincy, hundreds of thousands of sandbags are being filled to fortify a 15-mile stretch of the Mississippi River.
I've had people drive from Kansas City to Cedar Rapids Iowa, who couldn't do any more there, came here Some here remember another major flood that hit in 1993. Jamie O'Neil was teenager then - and remembers filling those sandbags. Now her kids are helping out.
I look at my kids going, oh this is fun, and I say then keep doing it. It's still scary.
Back north -- in Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- some evacuated residents have been allowed grab some things from their damaged homesSOT; nats wow SOT: I mean it's hard to believe, you leave one day and you come back to a flood disaster. 24-thousand people were evacuated here -- Checkpoints have been set up - to monitor who gets in and out. Authorities say homes will need to be inspected before people could move back.
President Bush, wrapping up a trip to Europe, is expected to tour the flood areas later this week. He spoke about the disaster Sunday in Paris. SOT: Bush in Paris The flooding followed heavy rains last week -- some areas reported 11-inches of rain in less than 12 hours on Thursday and Friday. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
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