Council Bluffs Police Chief Tim Carmody says “The Council Bluffs Police Department wants to thank everyone that has donated to the victims of the historic flooding. After speaking with the volunteers running the relief centers they have an overstock of clothing. At this time we are asking to temporarily suspend clothing donations. We are still accepting non-perishable foods, cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items, and water.”

The Chief added, “It will take months for these families to recover from this tragedy. We are completely humbled by the level of generosity of Council Bluffs and surrounding areas. It has been an awesome sight to see our lobby literally filled to capacity with donations. We have taken down several shipments to Mills County, and we have another 4 or 5 shipments just to clear out our lobby. Once the storerooms are full in Mills and Fremont Counties we will suspend collections until they are needed again. Thank you all again, and keep the donations coming.”