14 June 2008

My Hometown Under Water

June 14, 2008 Water Crested at 31.12 feet. This is past the 500 year flood plane.















Images are from Downtown Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids has 438 blocks underwater. There are so many sad statements one can make and that statement breaks my heart. For those of you who do not understand the magnitude of this flood, in the major flooding of 1993 the flood crested in CR at 19 feet. I would ask that everyones thoughts and prayers go to those who lost their homes, memories and livelihood in these waters. Hopefully recovery will be swift.

Heartbroken and Humbled,
Linnea

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