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Authorities say they plan a cleanup effort of one month following the historic flood in Des Moines, Iowa, affiliated reports of CBS KCCI-TV. A series of thunderstorms slammed the metro area of Des Moines on Saturday night
The flood was fueled by 3 to 8 inches of rain that fell in the area on Saturday night. Houses and businesses along Walnut Creek in the suburb of Clive had to be evacuated. Some streets were blocked Sunday morning.
Local athlete Larry Cotlar, 66, died Saturday after being swept away by flood after his truck vanished north of Des Moines Street. Cotlar has been working as the voice of Drake University teams since 2005.
Witnesses told the police that Cotlar had been taken away while he was out of his stalled van. His body was found nearly four hours later, several blocks away
. Flooding is expected to continue along Walnut Creek, Fourmile Creek and Raccoon River. However, the threat of rain is expected to be over and the waters begin to recede.
Nearly 20,000 customers lost electricity on Saturday night, according to the MidAmerican Energy Company's website, but was reduced to around 40 on Sunday night.
Remains of a duplex is shown as a result of floods in Des Moines, Iowa.
KCCI-TV
Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie said residents will be able to get to work Monday morning. City officials still assess the damage caused by the storm and say that they are working to update the road closures.
Some residents found time to recover from history despite soggy objects and damaged basements. ", Said Fred Willrich, resident of Ankeny, at KCCI-TV." We will help each other too. "
In the suburb of Urbandale, residents of a duplex escaped little time before an explosion caused by a gasoline break razed their house after the basement flood
We managed to reach the ceiling and have the ## 147 ## "Air," said Shane Rhoades at Des Moines Register, "My wife found a window here and we swam out, we took out our three children."
The area gets a little respite. National predicts that Thursday will be the next chance for rain, but the rivers and reservoirs in the area are already full and could continue to increase in the coming days.
The Corps of Engineers predicts that the tank that protects Des Moines of Des Moines flood will reach the summit the w next eek-end of the emergency concrete spillway. Cownie said the city does not expect uncontrolled tank spills.
