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Article: A look at disaster relief efforts in the Midwest
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- June 14, 2008
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Some of the federal government's disaster relief efforts in the Midwest states, as provided by FEMA:
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IOWA
After record flooding, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and others are looking after more than 4,000 evacuees in the Cedar Rapids area. Several hundred residents are staying in 10 shelters of the American Red Cross. FEMA will deliver a tota 738,000 liters of water, with meals also planned.
The U.S. Geological Survey is using equipment to monitor water levels in the Cedar Rapids area, and the Army Corps of Engineers is helping to provide temporary power to public facilities and to plan for the distribution of resources.
INDIANA
FEMA is ...