Disaster Recovery News

Motorists and residents left stranded in heavy flood waters had to be rescued with motorboats on Friday as heavy rains poured down on the north eastern part of Oklahoma. More than a dozen roads have been closed off as seven inches of precipitation fell over the counties of Cherokee, Delaware, Rogers, and Mayes. Roads with closures included U.S. Highway 412, U.S. 69 and State Highways 28 and 29.

Homes and business, according to USA Today, have been affected by the flood waters. Some of the lower lying area had up to three feet of water creep into buildings. Even a local courthouse has experienced flooding within the building.

Floods are one of the most common disasters in the United States. When faced with a flood or even the possibility of a flood, it is necessary for home and business owners to prepare before flood season hits. Learn how to prepare your property for a flood, make a flood emergency, and how to get your business back on its feet.

Some people think that just because a book, photo, or document got wet from flood water they are forever damaged and need to be thrown out. The reality is that restoration specialist can dry wet documents and restore wet books and photos. More on flood restoration.

Eastern Iowa cities are preparing for the worst as two area rivers have flooded in the recent rains. The English and Iowa Rivers have become more bloated during the weekend due to a continual drizzle that has added a lot of water to the already full bodies of water. Frozen ground and ground that was already super-saturated has not been able to soak up the latest rainfall.

Community disaster responders are waiting in the wings as they wait for the call to go out and serve. The Chicago Tribune reports: “…that while the flooding poses a danger to fragile communities just now trying to rebuild from the devastation of the 2008 floods, the farmland and property damaged last summer may be able to withstand whatever the flooding brings…(but)those trying to rebuild are watching the water closely. ”

It is guessed that the rivers will remain well-above flood stage until the end of next week. Many streets and highways have been shut down as a result of the high waters.

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Learn more about recovering from a flood. It is key to have the number of a disaster recovery specialist in your list of contacts so one can try to get their life back to normal as quickly as possible with the least amount of damage to personal property.