Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene Duprey <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: > Just a quick note to everyone. It seems we chose the right time to take > our vacation and leave Cedar > Rapids, Iowa. The flood is at 34 feet as of today and they are expecting > it to go even higher by > Sunday. Fortunately our house is not in the affected area at this time. > Also our house is on top of > a hill and pretty safe so far. We have had contact with our neighbors and > all is right at this time. > Unfortunately for the center an southern part of the city, all is not > well, and is currently under 10 > to 30 feet of water, depending on where they are. The library is a total > loss as none of the books > and materials were able to be saved. All of downtown is under water, and > both hospitals are flooded > and have been evacuated. They are telling us it is the worst flood on > record for the entire state. Good to hear your house and neighbors are OK. Are there other LUGgers in the flooded areas? Where is LUGger Ferrel Anderson? Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com