On NPR's Morning Edition program a NARA spokesperson said the building had
been carefully inspected and no archival material was damaged or
threatened with damage.

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On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> From WTOP news:
>
> The record heavy rainfall in the Washington area yesterday and overnight has
> knocked out powr and caused flooding in a number of areas.  One building
> without power is the National Archives Building (Archives One) downtown:
>
> "The National Archives downtown location between 7th and 9th Streets on
> Constitution Avenue is closed to employers, researchers and tourists until further
> notice.
> According to an Archives spokeswoman, flooding has knocked out power to the
> building. No word yet on whether any documents have been damaged or destroyed.
> The main Internal Revenue Service headquarters building downtown will be
> closed. That building is located at 1111 Constitution Avenue. An IRS spokesman
> says the building doesn't have electricity and the basement is flooded with up to
> 4 feet of water. Employees can call the IRS information line at 866-743-5748,
> Option 3."
>
> http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&pid=0&sid=831792&page=2
>
> A number of roadways and train tracks are affected and parts of the Metro
> (subway) are as well.  See
> http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=831792
>
> Maarja
>
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