Large parts of maui have been totally devastated. Have a look at these Drone Pictures from the historic coastal town of la haina. Burnt out wreckage of so many homes there. The governor of hawaii, josh green, estimated that 80 per cent of the town was gone in what he said, was probably the us states, largest ever Natural Disaster. Some properties have been left untouched by the flames whilst others just metres away have been completely destroyed. Local people have been left sifting though the debris. They say there were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. Authorities say it will take many years and billions of dollars to repair the damage caused by devastating wildfires. This map gives you a better idea of where the fires have ripped through over the last few days. They are marked in orange. As we have said, lahaina was worst hit with that Satellite Image on the left of the screen highlighting that. But the smaller red areas are the fires that are s
Was a nobrainer. 16 41 18;03 its a fantastic idea he says it doesnt cost his company too much, and its a way to help people in the community. 16 41 18;03 i think theres a lot of people that fall through the cracks just because they dont know what resources are out there. Cedar rapids does a pretty good job of offering help to the homeless and those in need, but if youre not connected to social media or listen to the news or read the paper how do you know its out there. Each card has information about homeless shelters, free it includes addresses, phone numbers and hours. Cedar Rapids Police officers are carrying these cards around with them, and handing them out to people who may need them. 07 02 44;07 if we find someone thats in need whether theyre panhandling or they tell us theyre homeless we will hand out the cards. Its a very comprehensive list of Different Things that they can use and would be of good use to them. But not everyone who gets the cards, actually uses people apprecia
Yesterday. While some spots are starting off in the 60s, it wont last, and readings will settle back into the 5055 range for much of the day. While moisture is limited, there will still be a chance of light rain as well, though all areas will stay well below a quarter of an inch. Tonight, plan on temperatures to go into the 30s, however, the wind will not calm down entirely, which will prevent a hard freeze. Patchy frost is likely, with widespread frost possible over northern sections of the state. Temperatures will be in the upper 50s thursday afternoon, with a big weekend. Today light rain possible, mainly through early afternoon. Slowly falling temperatures. Wind nw 1020. High 55 tonight mostly clear. Patchy frost possible late. Wind nw 510. Low 35 tomorrow early patchy frost. Sunny. Wind sw 510. High 58 tom. Night clear. Wind se 510. Low 41 will be in iowa today for early voting rallies. Today hell be in indianola at the Kent Campus Center black box theatre. Doors open at 11 30. Fr
Meeting tonight. Jordee, this was a lengthy discussion . Yes. For more than 3 Hours Council heard both positives and negatives about this plan. Those for the proposal say theres not enough Affordable Housing in cedar rapids. Those against the proposal say they arent against the low Income Housing units, they just dont want the development in their neighborhood. 27 51, just against the location of this, or any apartments that would go here deanna schriner has lived n edgewood and crestwood roads for about 45 years. She says throughout the years, this neighborhood has become too congested. 28 31, the traffic the safety the drainage, the storm water runoff. Thats why shes against the proposal for Affordable Housing units. If passed, the complex would have gone up just across the street from her home. 28 44, there really isnt anything close around here this is in the middle of a residential neighborhood night to express concern for this project. Nat 59 40, absolutely every homeowner or ren