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During the flood of & #39;08, I had a job interview for an online pub based out of NYC. I had no power, no internet. Had to go to a nearby town& #39;s Panera to take the call. The EIC scoffed at me when I explained what was happening. "I haven& #39;t seen it on the news."
To her credit, she called me the next day and apologized. But the #derecho storm is similar. It& #39;s devastated Iowa and this problem is compounded by the unchecked pandemic. No one is paying attention, besides all the incredible journalists on the ground.
Here are some stories. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/iowa-storms-derecho-cedar-rapids-cleanup-devastation-20200812">https://www.thegazette.com/subject/n...
No power for maybe a week for some https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/power-outage-alliant-midamerican-cedar-rapids-iowas-city-iowa-derecho-2020-20200811">https://www.thegazette.com/subject/n...
Getting food has been a huge challenge. Yesterday it took me two hours to get my kids lunch. https://www.thegazette.com/article/20200811/ARTICLE/200819951">https://www.thegazette.com/article/2...
Here is some reporting from the @DMRegister on the scope of the disaster in Iowa https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/weather/2020/08/12/iowa-weather-power-outages-midamerican-alliant-energy-des-moines/3352915001/">https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/wea...
