At its worst, almost half a meter of water has rained in three days in Iowa and South Dakota.
In the central US, residents of the states of Iowa and South Dakota are suffering from weeks of rain that have started to cause flooding.
In the small Iowa town of Rock Valley, sirens sounded in the middle of the night to signal evacuations as hundreds of people were told to leave their homes.
– There is so much water that the ground cannot absorb it, says the mayor of Rock Valley Kevin Van Otterloo.
Governor of Iowa by Kim Reynolds according to which the record heights of the 1993 floods are exceeded and the destruction is large-scale. He has declared a state of emergency in 21 counties in the northern parts of the state.
of the Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noemin According to the city of Canton, since Thursday, a record 45 centimeters of water has fallen, and the state’s largest city, Sioux Falls, has received 17.7 centimeters of water in three days
The U.S. Weather Service appears to be confirming the record three-day rainfall in the Canton area on messaging service X.
Several highways have been closed at times in South Dakota and Iowa.
Meanwhile, large areas of the rest of the United States are suffering from heat and humidity.
AP, Reuters