Kevin McCarthy on Flood Disaster
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Program: Iowa Press #3541
Broadcast Date: Jun. 13, 2008
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Collection: Iowa Natural Disasters 2008
Capitol reporters interview Iowa House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on matters of the Floods of '08. The reporters are Mike Glover of Associated Press and David Yepsen of the Des Moines Register. Dean Borg hosts.
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Post Date: June 13, 2008
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Battle With Mother Nature Not Over (#3342)
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in this clip from June 9th, see community sandbagging efforts on Dubuque Street in Iowa City. 11:17
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Mason City, Winnebago River, and Willow Creek flooding on June 9, 2008. 06:55
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Des Moines Court Ave. Flooding
Downtown Des Moines bridges closed due to high water. Court Ave. sandbagging efforts. June 11, 2008. 01:21
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Iowa City Flooding
Iowa City parks, bridges, and streets covered in water. June 11, 2008. 03:13
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Waterloo Flooding, June 10, 2008
Flooded streets and sandbagging efforts, downtown Waterloo. June 10, 2008. 07:32
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Saylorville Flood Progression
The spillway at Saylorville north of Des Moines on June 6th, 9th, and 13th. The spillway goes from dry to overflowing in ... 05:05
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Des Moines Flooding Downtown
In this clip from June 9th, see flood footage from the Raccoon River, Fleur Drive. and Principal Park. 08:46
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Highways 30 and 14 Flooded
In this clip see footage of Highway 30 and Highway 14 submerged. 04:58
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Oakville, Iowa Flood of 2008
Here is a video of a house going under the Bridge on highway 99 in Oakville, Iowa (via MIKE7772008 on YouTube) 00:29
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Bettendorf flood 2008
Flooding from the Mississippi near the edge of Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa. 6th Street and River Drive June 16th, 2008. ... 00:18
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Coralville Dam Spillway
In this clip from June 9th see people gathered at the spillway just prior to overflowing. 03:52
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Cedar Rapids Flooded Downtown
In this clip from Friday June 13th see landmarks, bridges, and much of the cities downtown underwater. 06:38
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Cambridge Iowa Flood June 6, 2008
Footage of Cambridge Iowa, during the flood of 2008. 03:47
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Cedar Rapids Floods
In this clip take a drive through a flooded residential area and see images of the submerged downtown area. 07:37
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Saylorville Approaching The Spillway
In this clip the emergency pneumatic crest gates are completely filled. This is four days before they spilled over. 02:25
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Flood of 2008 in Oakville, Iowa
Video of the flood of 2008 that my sister in law Kim and her fiance Nate took. This is Oakville Iowa area after the levy ... 00:23
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Saylorville Before Flood
As the waters were rising, we took a shot of the Saylorville overflow ramp. 00:45
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Mississippi Flooding Downtown Muscatine, Iowa
June 15th 2008 flooding along the river front of Muscatine Iowa (recorded with a cell phone, poor quality) www.myspace.com/mybffjillcore ... 00:39
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Strike teams make entry into flood ravaged Cedar Rapids...
GazetteOnline.com video by Jeff Raasch. (via gazetteonline on YouTube) 02:19
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Helicopter Video of Eddyville Flooding of 2008
Helicopter flyby by WHO TV 13 of Eddyville, Iowa on June 14, 2008 of the Des Moines river flooding. The white line is a ... 01:59
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Cedar Rapids business owners return
Downtown Cedar Rapids business owners were able to return to their offices briefly Saturday, June 14, 2008. The city is ... 01:39
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Boat tour of flooded downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
GazetteOnline video reporter Richard Pratt rode along on a boat tour of flooded streets on the northwest and southwest sides ... 05:04
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Columbus Junction, Iowa waits for the flood
Hal Prior, a city council member in Columbus Junction, Iowa, talks about the city's decision to give up its fight to save ... 01:45
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Preparation for flooding in Hills, Iowa
Hills, Iowa Mayor Russ Bailey talks about flood preparations as sandbagging gets under way Saturday, June 14, 2008, in this ... 00:53
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Boat tour of downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa streets
Gazette video journalist Michael Barnes rode with the Cedar Rapids, Iowa fire department on a boat tour of flooded downtown ... 04:33
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Iowa Floods 2008 - Des Moines City Hall Water Pumps...
Water pumps shoot water from the Des Moines City Hall basement onto East Locust Street. (via DannysDigitalDomain on YouTube)... 00:33
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Iowa Floods 2008 - Grand Ave Bridge (South Side)
A stationary view of the Des Moines River flood waters exiting under the Grand Ave. bridge in Des Moines, Iowa. (via DannysDigitalDomain ... 00:32
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Iowa Floods 2008 - Grand Ave Bridge (North Side)
A stationary view of the Des Moines River flood waters entering under the Grand Ave. bridge in Des Moines, Iowa. (via DannysDigitalDomain ... 00:31
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Iowa Floods 2008 - Sunset in Saylorville
Flood waters cover James R. Kern Ave. (NW 54th Ave) near Pine Hills Cemetery in Saylorville, Iowa. (via DannysDigitalDomain ... 01:11
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Iowa Floods 2008 - Motel Parking Lot
Water from Beaver Creek in Johnston, Iowa gets closer to a motel and car dealership. (via DannysDigitalDomain on YouTube)... 00:57
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Iowa Floods 2008 - Beaver Creek (Backlot)
A backlot in Johnston, Iowa (near Merle Hay Road) turns into a lake. (via DannysDigitalDomain on YouTube) 00:53
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Iowa Floods 2008 - Beaver Creek (East Side)
Flood waters from Beaver Creek exit under the Merle Hay Road bridge and cover a walking trail that goes under the bridge. ... 01:09
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On-campus flooding at the University of Iowa
Gazette reporter Stephen Schmidt shot this video of flooding on and around the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City Friday, ... 01:12
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Driving South on the interstate I was impressed at just how flooded the cornfields were. (via gene5335 on YouTube) 00:58
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Updated photos of Cedar Rapids flood taken on June 11, 2008. (via rudedog699900 on YouTube) 06:10
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Boone, Iowa New Highway 30 on June 1, 2008 (via carlson1994 on YouTube) 00:47
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Downtown flooding in Waterloo Iowa on June 10-11, 2008 (via alenrosic on YouTube) 04:58
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Floods in Des Moines (June 11, 2008)
Floods in Des Moines. (via dannybishopdsm on YouTube) 02:50
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Flood of 2008 in Cedar Rapids Iowa
Historic flooding of Cedar Rapids Iowa in 2008. (via tdriskell6313 on YouTube) 00:40
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Decorah Iowa Flood 2008 Near Highway 52 Bridge
Decorah Iowa flood 2008 near highway 52 bridge (via RCFLYER83 on YouTube) 01:07
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Des Moines Floods of 2008
Taken Tuesday afternoon, June 10, just after officials closed one of the bridges in anticipation of Saylorville Dam releasing ... 02:24
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Cedar Falls Flood
This is raw footage from the Floods in Cedar Falls Iowa. (via producerem10 on YouTube) 00:52
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Luther College Flood of 2008
The footage of the flood of 2008 featuring athletic fields, lower Luther and the sandbagging efforts. (via nordicjules on ... 01:37
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Decorah Flood of 2008
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Saturday morning, June 7th 2008. View of flooded Grimm Park in Slater, Iowa. (via 4nowandthen on YouTube) 00:29
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Iowa City Spillway
A video of the Iowa City Spillway on Sunday, June 8th, 2008. (via roachcock22 on YouTube) 00:47
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Video of the spillway at Coralville on June 6, 2008 (via aviatordave1967 on YouTube) 01:28
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Corning, IA flood. June 2008 (via 24hawkeye24 on YouTube) 02:44
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Flooding South of Martensdale (June 6, 2008)
Flooding south of Martensdale (via deanfurness on YouTube) 01:44
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