2008 Flood Friday
Hundred Volunteers
Between fifty and a hundred volunteers are crowded here placing sandbags to defend an eastern campus building not more than two blocks from the rising river.
Kirkwood and Dubuque
Floodwaters have claimed the intersection of Kirkwood and Dubuque, and are not far from being able to shut down Gilbert, a critical link to Highway 6 and south Iowa City.
All Pets
Local veterinarian office on Gilbert, All Pets, sandbagged to protect against rising waters.
Gilbert and Highway 6
At the intersection of Gilbert and Highway 6 volunteers control traffic. You can't travel further south on Gilbert, nor further west on 6.
More Volunteers
More of the fifty to a hundred volunteers working to protect east campus buildings.
Saving Businesses
Volunteers work along gilbert street to save local businesses from disastrous flooding (including the Adult bookstore).
Saving Businesses
Volunteers work along gilbert street to save local businesses from disastrous flooding (including the Adult bookstore).
Ferrying
They're using a ferry to transport volunteers to help sandbag around a place thats now a big island.
Gas Crisis
A new gas crisis emerges - the inability to get to the pumps! Well, this has to be good for boats, right?
Walking Through Water
A group walks through the murky water to save some things from a realtor's building which is now complete surrounded by water.
Walking Through Water
A group walks through the murky water to save some things from a realtor's building which is now complete surrounded by water.
Water On Trail
Obviously enough, there is water on the trail.
Megaphone
Some city official tells the volunteers working just outside the main university library that they have run out of bags in which to put the sand. Volunteers were told to come back on Saturday at 9am.
Hydrations
Volunteers were provided some, although warm, Gatorade and water to keep them hydrated while working.
Friday's Flooding