Press Release Archive
Saturday, June 14, 2008
9:00 p.m. Flood Disaster Response Update
JOHNSTON - Below is the latest information from the Iowa State Emergency Operations Center.
NEW AREAS OF CONCERN
OAKVILLE
· A Levee broke in southeastern Louisa County
· An area including Oakville, to south of Oakville, was evacuated
PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION
· Counties declared presidential disasters for Individual Assistance: Adams, Benton, Bremer, Black Hawk, Butler, Buchanan, Cerro Gordo, Delaware, Fayette, Floyd, Hardin, Johnson, Linn, Marion, Page, Story, Tama and Union. Individual Assistance allows homeowners, renters, business owners and non-profit organizations to recover from the effects of severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that began May 25 and continues. (18)
· Counties declared presidential disasters for Public Assistance: Black Hawk, Boone, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Crawford, Dallas, Delaware, Dubuque, Floyd, Franklin, Marion, Story, Tama and Union. Public Assistance funds pay 75 percent of the approved cost of debris removal, emergency services related to the disaster and repairing or replacing damaged public facilities, such as roads, buildings and utilities. A series of applicant briefings will be held for local officials to explain the application process. (15)
· Counties declared disasters by Gov. Chet Culver: 83 counties. Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clayton, Crawford, Clinton, Dallas, Delaware, Dubuque, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Howard, Humboldt, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Jefferson, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Marion, Marshall, Mitchell, Monona, Montgomery, Muscatine, Mahaska, Madison, Mills, Monroe, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Scott, Story, Shelby, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Webster, Winneshiek, Worth, Wright, Washington, Wayne, and Winnebago.
STATE RESOURCES DEPLOYED
· More than 2,500 Iowa Army National Guard
· 200 Iowa State Patrol
· 1,000 plus Iowa DOT
· More than 150 Iowa DNR
· Sandbags: more than 4.8 million
· Pumps: 114
· Gallons of water: 180,930
SHELTER SUMMARY
* Clear Lake Middle School/Cerro Gordo-stand by
* Cedar Falls UNI West Gym/Black Hawk
* Wartburg College in Waverly/Bremer
* Iowa Braille School in Vinton/Benton
* Ottumwa High School/Wapello
* Viola Gibson Elementary in Cedar Rapids/Linn
* Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids/Linn
* Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City/Johnson
* Toledo Community Building/Tama
* Southeast Polk Middle School/Polk
HOW TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE
INDIVIDUALS
· State assistance
* 130% of poverty
* $3300 cap
* Keep receipts
· Call 1-877-937-3663
· Federal Emergency Management Agency/Individual Assistance
* 1-800-621-FEMA (3662)
* Start the registration process whether your county is declared or not.
SHELTER INFORMATION
· To call for updated shelter information, call 1-800-GET-INFO (438-4636)
OTHER IMPORTANT NUMBERS/RESOURCES
· 211 (regional call center to help people with human services)
· Iowa Concern Hotline 1-800-447-1985 for volunteers and donations
· Road Closures hotline 1-866-452-8510 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.