The Wasthington Post: "Iowa's Katrina': Help is slow to come for storm-battered state by KC McGinnis

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - AUGUST 16: David Frantz and Pamela Elliott wait outside a shelter set up by the American Red Cross at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Frantz and Pamela lost their apartment in a rare Derecho storm that lifted the roof from their unit. Elliott was inside her apartment at the time, and took shelter in a closet with her four-month-old grandson, Akai’Dyn Rundell while the winds tore apart her home. Frantz drove through the storm to rescue Elliott and Rundell. The storm took place on August 10, Frantz’s 41st birthday. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post)

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - AUGUST 16: 14-year-old Tyler Carlisle climbs a damaged sign post near his home at the Westdale Court Apartments in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, August 16, 2020. A rare Derecho storm battered large sections of Cedar Rapids leaving people homeless or without power, including Carlisle and his family. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post)

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - AUGUST 16: Debris lies scattered around the destroyed upper-level apartment of David Frantz and Pamela Elliott at the Westdale Court apartments in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Frantz and Pamela lost their apartment in a rare Derecho storm that lifted the roof from their unit. Elliott was inside her apartment at the time, and took shelter in a closet with her four-month-old grandson, Akai’Dyn Rundell while the winds tore apart her home. Frantz drove through the storm to rescue Elliott and Rundell. The storm took place on August 10, Frantz’s 41st birthday. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post)

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - AUGUST 16: Genevieve Adams cleans up her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, August 16, 2020. A rare Derecho storm battered large sections of Cedar Rapids leaving people homeless and without power. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post)

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - AUGUST 16: Workers remove a pole from a car in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, August 16, 2020. A rare Derecho storm battered large sections of Cedar Rapids leaving people homeless and without power. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post)

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - AUGUST 16: Local youth play basketball amid storm damage in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, August 16, 2020. A rare Derecho storm battered large sections of Cedar Rapids leaving people homeless and without power. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post)

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - AUGUST 16: Karina, Kayla, and Raeya Leach play on a downed tree in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, August 16, 2020. A rare Derecho storm battered large sections of Cedar Rapids leaving people homeless and without power. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post)

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - AUGUST 16: Genevieve Adams cleans up damage to her home along with her sister Shannon Day and daughter Jena Adams in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, August 16, 2020. A rare Derecho storm battered large sections of Cedar Rapids leaving people homeless and without power. (Photo by KC McGinnis/For The Washington Post)

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