Rushford Losses Estimated
(Quoted in La Crosse Tribune September 6, 2007
from Rushford City Administrator to Minnesota House)
•Public Buildings: $1.3 Million
•Police and Fire Equipment: $1.3 Million
•Damage to businesses and homes: $55.5 Million
•Homes in the city damaged by flood: 490
•Designated uninhabitable: 79

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES/LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE
Pastor Rolf Wangberg and his wife, Pat, are leading the LSS/LDR volunteer rebuilding efforts in Rushford. According to Pastor Wangberg, "The clean-up work has been completed... We are looking for skilled volunteers, people who have good carpentry skills, and people who can handle sheet rock and taping. More than half the houses in Rushford need rebuilding, and we will be working all through the winter."

Statistics for LSS/LDR Rushford as of Friday, January 25, 2008:

Number of volunteers since Aug. 19: 5286
Number of volunteers hours since Aug. 19: 38,774