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CWS situation report: 2009 southeastern U.S. flooding
24 Sep 2009 13:40:00 GMT
Source: Church World Service
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Homes in the Sweetwater Creek area of Atlanta, Georgia sit submerged in flood waters, in this aerial view taken September 23, 2009. Constant rains for nearly a week have saturated the metro Atlanta area, bringing Chattahoochee River basin flood waters to residents' doors and closing businesses. Flooding in north Georgia that killed nine people caused $250 million worth of damage to property and tens of millions of dollars more damage to infrastructure, the state insurance commissioner said on Wednesday.
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Homes in the Sweetwater Creek area of Atlanta, Georgia sit submerged in flood waters, in this aerial view taken September 23, 2009. Constant rains for nearly a week have saturated the metro Atlanta area, bringing Chattahoochee River basin flood waters to residents' doors and closing businesses. Flooding in north Georgia that killed nine people caused $250 million worth of damage to property and tens of millions of dollars more damage to infrastructure, the state insurance commissioner said on Wednesday.
Photo: REUTERS/David Tulis, courtesy www.alertnet.org
September 23, 2009

Situation Torrential downpours saturated much of the southeastern U.S. in the last week, killing at least 10 people and inflicting an estimated $250 million in damage in Georgia alone. Parts of Alabama, eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina are also saturated. Some 22 inches of rain fell across the area in 72 hours, swelling creeks and rivers that are only now beginning to drain. Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has petitioned President Obama for federal disaster assistance.

In Georgia, as many as 3,000 homes have sustained damage, with assessments on hold in many areas until water recedes. More than 300 people remain in emergency shelters, and voluntary agencies have set up 18 feeding sites across flood-affected Georgia.

Response CWS Emergency Response Specialist Joann Hale has been in contact with members of Georgia Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster.

CWS is providing an initial shipment of material resources to Unity in Disasters, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Rome, Ga.: 1,860 CWS Hygiene Kits, 500 CWS Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 200 CWS Emergency Blankets, 2,010 CWS School Kits, 4,600 protective latex gloves and 1,500 protective masks. Estimated value is $81,322.

CWS staff will continue to monitor the situation for training and project development needs as relief continues and recovery begins.




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Floodwaters engulf parts of the R.M. Clayton Sewage Treatment Plant in Atlanta, Georgia, in this aerial view taken September 23, 2009. Constant rains for nearly a week have saturated the metro ...



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