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Elkhorn Valley Flood—130 miles Across Nebraska
Cities across a 130-mile stretch of the Elkhorn River in northeast Nebraska flooded this week. Seventy homes in Norfolk were inundated. One man was declared missing when a vital railroad bridge across the Elkhorn collapsed on Tuesday, June 15.
Flood-waters are slowly receding at Norfolk, but continue to rise downstream. Orphan Grain Train’s disaster response division is assembling a volunteer center for the American Red Cross and Orphan Grain Train. This “volunteer registration center” will include offices and supplies of clean-up materials, tools, and bottled drinking water.
American Red Cross is providing emergency shelter, Salvation Army is providing emergency food, and Orphan Grain Train will provide clean-up supplies as residents are permitted access to their homes.