Action comes after weaknesses identified in 2020 derecho response
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Action comes after weaknesses identified in 2020 derecho response
Nicole Andrew and her kids moved back into their home just 2 weeks ago after it was destroyed in the 2020 derecho. She’s among a number of property owners whose efforts to swiftly fix homes for various reasons stalled in the 2 years after the disaster.
Homeowner Mark Sutton of Cedar Rapids is not alone: Roughly 4,700 derecho-related claims filed by policyholders in Iowa remain open, according to the state insurance division.
Top donors include the Hall-Perrine Foundation, Alliant Energy, Collins Aerospace and ITC Midwest
About half the roughly $100 million in aid to local governments sought by Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins and Linn County in the aftermath of the 2020 derecho has been received so far from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
About $800,000 remains for qualifying residents of single-family homes and mobile homes that sustained damage in the August 2020 derecho. As funds dwindle likely by the end of the year, officials urged anyone who may be in need to apply with urgency.
Organizations are using more grassroots efforts to plant trees, and many residents taking the initiative since the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho.
Nearly two years removed from the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, most Iowa farmers are back on their feet, but some are still recovering and rebuilding their operations, with some toppled and damaged farm buildings still in disarray .
City, county plan ‘community conversation’ at two-year mark of disaster
“One Year After: The Derecho Remembrance Exhibit” at CSPS hall through Oct. 10. Exhibit shows Aug. 10, 2020, derecho’s impact through images from Gazette photojournalists, community contributors
The day after the storm hit, I was on the ground to survey the damage personally. I spoke directly with President Donald Trump to explain the scope of the devastation — a story the national press was not telling.
Cedar Rapids couple Bob and Carmen find a way through a year of derecho repairs and challenges. It’s been a year of work and worry, thankfulness and frustration.
A year after the derecho, one Cedar Rapids woman who started feeding her neighborhood three meals a day still is helping the people who have become her friends
Officials still are finishing formal after-action reviews focusing on what lesson were learned and what steps should be taken to more urgently come to the aid of citizens who — days after the storm — frequently struggled to find food and gas and often shelter. Reports are expected later this month.
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