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The US Department of Labor recently announced a one-stop internet tool for employers and employees affected by the Midwest Floods of 2008.

“We want to make information easily accessible and help quickly available to Americans affected by the devastating flooding in the Midwest,” said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. “In addition to our toll-free telephone number, we’ve set up a Midwest Flood Recovery Assistance Web page to guide affected residents on unemployment insurance, personal safety during cleanup operations and many other helpful resources for workers and employers.”

Some in the Midwest are calling the 2008 floods the “Hundred Year Floods.” In Lake Delton, the overflow nearly drained a lake, destroying the area’s popular Wisconsin Dells resort industry. Further downstream, many towns have virtually been wiped out by flooding – even those FEMA claimed were in no danger.

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