Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stay safe, there's a few of us on this list who know all too well about flooded cities. I can't believe its the entire town. Chris NOLA ----- Original Message ----- From: <grduprey@mchsi.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:34 AM Subject: [Leica] Safe and out of the flood area > 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. > > Gene > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information