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CWS situation report: Oklahoma flooding
July 18, 2007- Ottawa, Washington, Commanche, Nowata and Pottawatomie Counties are eligible for individual disaster assistance
- Miami and Bartlesville are the two major communities that have been declared.
- Contamination from the large oil spill in Coffeyville, KS, has moved south to affect South Coffeyville, OK.
Vulnerable communities watch
- The declared counties represent some of Oklahoma's poorest, with poverty levels as high as 17.8 percent (per 2000 U.S. Census)
- Significant pollution from heavy metals mining remains in the flooded northeastern Oklahoma communities. Many who were displaced by mining pollution moved to low-cost rental housing in Miami, which was flooded
- As evidenced by the infamous Tar Creek disaster, northeastern Oklahoma's Native American communities may be significantly affected
CWS response
- CWS anticipates issuing an appeal to cover training and projects throughout the theater of this disaster
- CWS will forward future information as received from the local recovery effort or national response agencies
- Emergency Response Specialist Lura Cayton will represent the ecumenical community at selected regional and state Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster meetings, and long-term recovery meetings
Media Contact:
Lesley Crosson, CWS/New York, 212-870-2676;
Jan Dragin, 781-925-1526;
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