12 June 2008

Major Hydrological Event?

UPDATE: The National Weather Service is classifying the flooding that has struck Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan as a 'major hydrological event'. It is what is known as a '500-year' flood, and by far the worst that has hit the area in human memory. Thousands of people have been displaced, hundreds of roads and bridges have been washed out, and more rain is forecast for this weekend.

This is why we have been pulled out of Texas. Tomorrow, we will be arriving in Franklin, IN where we will be working at the local donations warehouse and the volunteer center for two counties south of Indianapolis. The team will be staying at Franklin College, and organizing donations for displaced families, as well as doing administrative work and dispatching volunteers. As of now, we are slated to be deployed for 30 days.

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