March 18, 2024

Cedar Rapids evacuation zone shrinks

CEDAR RAPIDS — Authorities are allowing some residents to return to their homes and other properties in Cedar Rapids’ flood evacuation zone.

Utility crews worked Wednesday to restore service to some areas near the rain-swollen Cedar River, which rose to its second-highest crest on record a day earlier. Parts of downtown and the western side of the city were reopened after the Iowa National Guard moved barricades, shrinking the evacuation zone.