![[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, July 1, 2008 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel explains FEMA's progress and role in the disaster relief efforts for Iowa to Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez. The Secretary visited Cedar Rapids after the area was ravaged by flood waters in mid June and several of the city's businesses were destroyed or severely damaged by the floods. Susie Shapira/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDcvMDEvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy10b3JuYWRvZXMtYW5kLWZsb29kaW5nLWNlZGFyLXJhcGlkcy1pYS1qdWx5LTEtMjAwOC1mZW1hLWZlZGVyYWwtZTBlYTQyLTEwMjQuanBn/320/223/jpg "[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, July 1, 2008 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel explains FEMA's progress and role in the disaster relief efforts for Iowa to Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez. The Secretary visited Cedar Rapids after the area was ravaged by flood waters in mid June and several of the city's businesses were destroyed or severely damaged by the floods. Susie Shapira/FEMA")
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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01/07/2008
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