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Updated: Thursday, 12 Mar 2009, 10:59 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 12 Mar 2009, 12:02 AM EDT
WHITE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Emergency workers are watching the water levels and alerting home owners when to evacuate. News Channel 18 spent time with Department of Natural Resources officers who are keeping an eye out to keep people safe.
It may not look like it as water continue to rush in a rage, but the flow of water finally slowed at the Norway Dam. Not in time to keep water out of homes in White County. Department of Natural Resource officers like Clay Webb spent the day on boats going door to door.
"We made sure homes that are flooding have their gas and electricity turned off," he said.
Even with all the water, the concern now in Diamond Point is fire. DNR officers turned off utilities to flooded homes so more home owners don't find more damage when they return.
"We've got enough property damage from the water," said Webb. "We don't want people to also find fire damage."
The battle now is against more than water. Frigid temperatures pose another threat.
"People who've decided to stay in their homes flooded with water could face hypothermia because both the water and air are really cold," explained Webb.
DNR officers stay outside for hours at a time around the clock, making some wish their outdoor office came equipped with a heater.
DNR officers going door to door to turn off utilities in flooded homes.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is gathering damage reports from …
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