An update on the Iowa’s flood recovery efforts: The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that eight additional Iowa counties — Clinton, Decatur, Dubuque, Greene, Keokuk, Pottawattamie, Van Buren, and Washington — were granted a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance. […]
Contact: State Emergency Operations Center, (515) 323.4221 www.flood2008.iowa.gov Recovery Efforts Move Ahead; More Counties Receive Assistance from the Federal Government As the Lt. Governor leads a tour to assess agricultural damage, with stops in Cedar Rapids and Burlington, primary focus is shifting on helping Iowans recover from the flood of 2008. The Lt. Governor has started [...]
June 19, 2008 Contact: State Emergency Operations Center, (515) 323.4221 www.flood2008.iowa.gov Latest Information from the Iowa State Emergency Operations Center Governor to meet with the President, recovery efforts continue Des Moines, IA – Governor Chet Culver will join President Bush as he travels throughout eastern Iowa today. The State emergency operations center remains activated to help [...]
The USDA announced today that federal assistance is available for Iowa farmers affected by flooding. Farmers should contact their local FSA office. Click here for the list of Iowa offices. The full release is below: USDA FARM SERVICE AGENCY-DISASTER ASSISTANCE REMINDERS DES MOINES, IOWA, June 2008 – With the extensive rainfall and flooding that Iowa’s farmers [...]