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| Note the stacked trash against the bridge at the high water mark. This bridge held! |
| Iowa Flood June, 2008 Red Cross Relief Mission |
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| Note the stacked trash against the bridge at the high water mark. This bridge held! |
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| Typical home. One of over 2,000 flooded. |
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| this home came to rest on the shore |
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| This railroad bridge didn't hold. Note the train. |
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| Our warehouse had tons of goods ready to distribute. |
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| The distribution crew, we had 2 ERVs (Red Cross Trucks) and 3 other vans to deliver the goods door to door to the affected homes. |
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| ERV crew loading. |
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| Miss loaded but it works. |
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| Day of the flood - Red Cross had not arrived yet. We always wait
until the bulk of the water is receded prior to being deployed into an area. |
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| Farm damage |
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| Railroad bridge after breaking away |
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| These houses were washed away by the river and stopped by this bridge. |
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| Farm damage |
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| This building was on an island in the middle of the river before the flood |
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| same river |
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