Historic floods on The Cedar River. by Silvia Szarkova

The need of evacuation of more than 3,000 houses, 100 blocks under the water, thousands of replaced residents, closed offices and Sheriff ´s office, collapsed bridges- these are the consequences of a disaster which arrived to Iowa, and the worst is just on the way.Several days of preparation and hard work of all citizens could not stop the furious Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It poured over its banks on Thursday and since then many people have lost not just their homes, but- and what is more important- also they believes and hopes. According to officials estimates, 100 blocks are being under water right now, 3,200 homes were evacuated and almost 800 residents were displaced. Rescuers have to use boats ho enable rescuing of people in those areas, which were pulled out of civilization after the heavy rain. People grabbing they suitcases and the most important things are seen everywhere in the streets. Sheriff Don Zeller- number one man in Linn County- appeals to people not to lose their faith. He says people should act with patient and understanding. “We are just a kind of at God´s mercy right now, so hopefully people that have never prayed before, it might be a good time to start, “ he says. Heavy and stamina rain across the state have causes nine rivers to bring the historical level of water . Already wide banks has had to deal with new rain, which on Thursday´s morning brought in addition 5 inches of water across west central Iowa. Brian Pierce, a meteorologist with National Weather Service in Davenport says, that no one could expected this vast of water. According to the latest news, 55 counties out of 99 are claiming the state of disaster. The pouring river caused the railroad bridge to collapse and also the prisoners had to be moved from Linn County jail. Sheriff´s office is under the water, too. Several emergency shelters were fast created and opened to public. Not just Iowa´s counties are struggling to survive. There are also Minnesota´s Austin, Grant County in western corner of Wisconsin and some others, but the number of those who are just preparing for the worst is getting bigger and bigger, including Missouri communities.

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