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    Rising Flood Waters Wreak Havoc and Close Interstates

    Rising waters in the Des Moines River are threatening Iowa's state capital with mandatory evacuations. Voluntary evacuations already had been called for. The Cedar and Iowa Rivers are among those still rising. Thirty-five highways are already closed in the state's worst flooding ever.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Rising waters in the Des Moines River are threatening Iowa's state capital with mandatory evacuations. Voluntary evacuations already had been called for. The Cedar and Iowa Rivers are among those still rising. Thirty-five highways are already closed in the state's worst flooding ever. In Cedar Rapids, 135 patients on wheelchairs and stretchers have been evacuated from the Mercy Medical Center. Steve Buttry, editor of The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, has an update.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

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      Sonya Geis

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      Steve Buttry

      Editor, The Gazette

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Do Political Labels Still Fit in an Era of Change?
    1. 1:39Rising Flood Waters Wreak Havoc and Close InterstatesYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Do Political Labels Still Fit in an Era of Change?
    3. 44:15Wedding Bells for Same-Sex Couples in California
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