Iowa City Flooding

When Brad & I were in Iowa City for my ERCP, we saw some of the damage done by the flooding there. It was more dramatic in person, of course, but try to imagine a part of the city that normally would be the hub of activity--and imagine it under several feet of water. This Hardee's was a nice place before it got flooded. You can see the amount of mud & muck that will have to be cleaned out. And see that dark line halfway up the wall? That's the waterline.
A Day's Inn that was pretty much trashed. Again, you can see the waterline on the wall, to the right.
An unfortunate Walgreen's. It's hard to see in the picture, but they had attempted to build a sandbag wall high enough to keep the water out, but the water ended up cresting about a foot and a half above the sandbags.
Another shout of the Hardee's. They were gutting it, naturally. That river water is so nasty, there's nothing worth salvaging after it has soaked in the stuff.

Another downtown building, a law office. It was in one of the really low areas, as you can see from the waterline. There was around six feet of water there.
A restaurant in the process of being gutted. Mucky mud was everywhere, and I can only imagine how yucky it was inside these buildings.
A church that had about five feet of water in it. Not sure if they had any insurance, as there was no work being done there. Hopefully, they will get some other assistance from the feds.
What's left of a Jiffy Lube. It's hard to see the waterline on this one, because it's so close to the red line on the building.
The Heartland Inn, which had about five or six feet of water. You can really get a good idea of the amount of muck left behind, and imagine how much work it will be to clean tings up, even outside--let alone in the buildings.