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Flood recovery underway in Bureau County after weekend storms · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Flood recovery underway in Bureau County after weekend storms. Written
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  Speaker 1: by Bill Frescoes, this article is being read by an
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  Speaker 1: automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Severe flooding over
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  Speaker 1: the weekend has hit several Bureau County communities, bringing in
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  Speaker 1: help from local emergency responders and the American Red Cross.
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  Speaker 1: Depew and Lad experienced the worst flooding. According to Bureau
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  Speaker 1: County Emergency Management Agency Director Adam Lynd, we're still assessing,
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  Speaker 1: but the worst hit areas that we've seen so far
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  Speaker 1: are the villages of Depew and Lad. Lynne said, we're
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  Speaker 1: seeing a lot of basement flooding, a lot of sewage
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  Speaker 1: back up, but luckily nobody's been displaced, which is critical.
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  Speaker 1: Bureau County EMA and American Red Cross volunteers spent Monday
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  Speaker 1: morning coordinating damage assessments before giving away free flood cleanup kits. Also,
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  Speaker 1: residents who still need a clean up kit are encouraged
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  Speaker 1: to contact Bureau County EMA with their name and address,
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  Speaker 1: because the EMA and Red Cross plan to conduct another
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  Speaker 1: round of distributions Tuesday. Lynd also urged homeowners with basement
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  Speaker 1: flooding to document damage before beginning clean up. What we're
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  Speaker 1: telling everyone is they need to make sure they take
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  Speaker 1: pictures first before they do anything for home insurance purposes,
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  Speaker 1: Lynn said. Lynd also mentioned that after documenting the damage,
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  Speaker 1: residents should remove standing water and water damaged materials, use
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  Speaker 1: fans and dehumidifiers to dry, and also disinfect surfaces that
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  Speaker 1: came into contact with floodwater to help prevent mold growth.
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  Speaker 1: Flood clean up kits also will be available at the
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  Speaker 1: village halls in Depew and lad during normal business hours.
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  Speaker 1: Lynn said. The EMA plans to release a flood damage
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  Speaker 1: self reporting survey Tuesday for residents. Officials said completing the
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  Speaker 1: survey does not guarantee assistance, but documenting it is an
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  Speaker 1: important step if state or federal disaster assistance is eventually requested.
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  Speaker 1: For more information, visit Bureau County EMA's Facebook page or website.