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CAMPERS, HEAVY EQUIPMENT REQUESTED IN CONNERSVILLE

(Connersville, IN)--The Fayette County Health Department issued a warning Sunday to those cleaning up from flood damage.  They say that floodwater there may have been contaminated with sewage, chemicals, and other contaminants.  That department will be monitoring for infectious disease.  Also in Connersville, the call has gone out for campers and trailers to be loaned or donated for temporary housing.  Connersville is also in need of heavy machinery like excavators, bulldozers, and dump trucks.  State officials searched Saturday along the river for any potential victims, especially in southern Fayette County.  There have been no missing persons reports so far.