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During the flood of '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's Panera to take the call. The EIC scoffed at me when I explained what was happening. "I haven't seen it on the news."
To her credit, she called me the next day and apologized. But the #derecho storm is similar. It'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
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
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
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/
