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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 2020
Page
1
Amid widespread damage in Cedar Rapids northwest neighborhood residents recall 2008 and 2016 floods as they clear debris from Pierson's Flower Shop and Greenhouse. Al Pierson calls 2020 a miserable year while others describe roofs torn off and power outages with downed trees and dark streets.
Tens of thousands in Linn and Johnson counties remained without electricity Wednesday evening as outages lingered. Mid American Energy reported about 21 percent of Iowa City area customers, Alliant Energy around 33 percent in Johnson County, Linn County REC roughly 24 percent in Johnson County, and 74 percent of Linn County Alliant and REC customers still dark. Allianz noted about 75,000 customers had power restored, many in Williamsburg and Marengo.
Hospitals in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City work to resume operations after a damaging storm. Mercy Medical Center and Unity Point Health St Luke's report power restored and elective surgeries restarting. Backup generators kept critical care running while many clinics stayed closed earlier in the week.
Cedar Rapids resumes garbage collection today with guidance to double or triple bag spoiled food. Public charging sites for medical equipment and day shelter are open at Anderson Library Center Point Hiawatha Palo Robins Springville and Coggan Station with weekday hours and noted power limits.
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