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Flood control demolition is a salvage operation (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) More than 80 residences along the Kinnickinnic River targeted for demolition in the next five years as part of a $49.9 million flood management project would not become mounds of debris to be trucked to landfills, under a first-ever salvage operation proposed by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Residents rally for flood-hit church (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) Charleville residents in south-west Queensland will today focus their flood clean-up efforts on the town's Catholic Church. Will Cranston Flood-Fighting Measures Work? (ABC 6 Providence) It's a sight all too common in Cranston when there's heavy rain; residents standing by helplessly as flood water threatens their homes. Starting tonight, engineers will give people a chance to see what they're doing about flooding in Rhode Island. ABC6 Reporter John Guice has more... Public hearing on FEMA's flood map Wednesday (KTIV Sioux City) SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) -- A public hearing with the Federal Emergency Management Administration on their proposed mapping for the flood plain is scheduled for Wednesday, March 10. Flood levee project under way despite funding uncertainty (Examiner.com.au) THE first sods have been turned on the Launceston City Council's $62 million flood levee rebuilding project. Flood victims warned of charity, tradie scams (Herald Sun) FLOOD-HIT Queensland residents have been warned to beware of dodgy handymen and charity collectors trying to make a quick buck during the clean-up. Flood-damaged homes come down (The Janesville Gazette) The city is tearing down four homes damaged by the 2008 flood, and more will be razed in the next several weeks. Meeting to brief businesses on flood (Valley City Times Record) Small Business Administration will explain the process of flood-related federal contracts to area businesses. The city of Valley City is hosting the meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday at City Hall. Flood warnings posted across Iowa (WXOW 19 La Crosse) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The National Weather Service has posted flood warnings across portions of Iowa as meteorologists say a combination of... Flooding Update: New Flash Flood Watch Issued (KCCI 8 Des Moines) Law enforcement reported ice jams have occurred in Dallas County near Van Meter, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood watch.