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Cedar Rapids volunteer reflects on relief work after historic flooding in northwest Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KGAN) — First responders return home after providing critical relief after historic flooding that hit northwest Iowa two week ago. Disaster response is nothing new for Peter Teahen, who's been a Red Cross volunteer for more than 30 years. "Our first goal in these early stages...
National Guard helps haul away flood debris
Members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Refueling Wing in Sioux City have been helping residents in western Iowa remove flood debris. Major Daniel Ress says they have the equipment needed to do the job. “We can’t rebuild the city for them, we can’t bring anything back to the way it was before, but we can offer just a little bit of helping hand that makes a difference,” he says.
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