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a devastating flood is making its way

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through eastern Iowa . Tech Sergeant

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Melissa Allen takes us there to show us

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how the Iowa and Army National Guard's

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are helping . The river has crested in

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cedar rapids and water levels are

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lowering . Now recovery efforts begin ,

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cedar rapids . Residents are lining up

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to visit their homes and see what's

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left . 2500 Iowa Aaron Army National

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Guard members have been activated .

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Some working in the emergency

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operations center . The others are

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helping with the recovery efforts . A

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lot of people are thanking us on the

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street . Uh , we went to the store last

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night to get some essentials that we

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needed and every person I walked , I

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said , thank you , shake my hand . Uh ,

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they're grateful that we're here . The

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flood is now moving south . So will the

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Iowa Aaron Army National Guard helping

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their fellow residents Or they say , as

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long as it takes . Tech Sergeant

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melissa Alan cedar rapids , Iowa