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Flooding - Lake Delhi, Iowa, July 29, 2010 -- A house boat sits on what was once Lake Delhi, Iowa. FEMA, state, and county officials have started the first phase of the recovery process with a preliminary damage assessment in the county. Jace Anderson/FEMA

Flooding - Delhi, Iowa, July 29, 2010 -- This home sits atop what was once Lake Delhi. An 88-year-old dam failed during the early morning hours of July 24, 2010, leaving many homes with, at least, flooded basements and lower lying areas. FEMA, state and other officials are conducting and reviewing preliminary damage assessments. Jace Anderson/FEMA

Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- The dam holding back the nine-mile-long Lake Delhi in northeastern Iowa collapsed in the early morning hours of July 24, 2010. The rushing waters of the Maquoketa River severely impacted the residents living directly below the breach. FEMA, state and other officials have initiated preliminary damage assessments. Josh deBerge/FEMA

Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- The force of the rushing water from the breached 88-year-old Lake Delhi Dam in northeast Iowa caused this home and others to be impacted. FEMA, state and other officials have initiated preliminary damage assessments to determine the extent of the property damage. Josh deBerge/FEMA

Flooding - Lake Delhi, Iowa, July 29, 2010 -- Small Business Administration recovery specialist Bill Morris records information during the initial phase of the recovery process from flooding in the Lake Delhi Dam area of northeast Iowa. Morris along with representatives from FEMA and the state of Iowa started the flood recovery with a preliminary damage assessment. Jace Anderson/FEMA

Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- The surge of the breach of the Lake Delhi Dam leaves very little in its wake. The dam broke following heavy rains. FEMA, state, and county officials conducted assessments of the damage the week following the event. Josh deBerge/FEMA

Flooding - Lake Delhi, Iowa, July 29, 2010 -- The power of the rushing waters from the Maquoketa river following the collapse of the Lake Delhi Dam destroyed the underpinnings of these below-the-dam house. an area resident (below right) builds a make-shift road as the recovery begins. Josh deBerge/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Manchester, Iowa, July 28, 2010 -- This Delhi, Ia, resident explains extent of damage from recent flooding to recovery personnel from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, Iowa's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the city of Manchester. The group was performing a Preliminary Damage Assessment in the area around the Delhi Dam which failed during the past week. Jace Anderson/FEMA

Flooding - Lake Delhi Dam, Iowa, July 27, 2010 -- The Maquoketa river flows through the 30' wide hole left by the collapse of the dam after heavy rains. Federal, state and local officials are collating preliminary damage assessments from the northeast Iowa area. Josh deBerge/FEMA

Flooding - Lake Delhi, Iowa, July 29, 2010 -- What was once the contents of a home sit along the road in Lake Delhi, Iowa. Record or near record rainfall caused area homes to flood and the Lake Delhi Dam to fail. The recovery has started with the preliminary damage assessment process headed by FEMA and the state of Iowa. Jace Anderson/FEMA

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Title: Damaged Private Property in Iowa

Production Date: 07/29/2010

Caption: Lake Delhi, Iowa, July 29, 2010 -- What was once the contents of a home sit along the road in Lake Delhi, Iowa. Record or near record rainfall caused area homes to flood and the Lake Delhi Dam to fail. The recovery has started with the preliminary damage assessment process headed by FEMA and the state of Iowa. Jace Anderson/FEMA

Photographer Name: Leo 'Jace' Anderson

City/State: Lake Delhi, IA

Keywords: Response ^ recovery ^ flooding ^ preliminary damage assessment ^ PDA

Disasters: Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes (DR-1930)

Disaster Types: Flooding

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