A railroad bridge collapsed into the Big Sioux River on Sunday night after days of heavy rain and flooding in Iowa.
A bridge has collapsed into a river in Iowa after days of rain caused heavy flooding.A video shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows the railroad bridge submerged in the Big Sioux River. The collapse took place at around 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, authorities told the Sioux City Journal.Read more: Learn More About Emergency Funds and Where to Keep Them'It kind of caved in the center, and is currently in the river,' Union County Emergency Management Director Jason Westcott said.
21 feet, surpassing the major flood stage of 41 feet, according to the National Water Prediction Service, and two hours later it had reached 43.26 feet.Reynolds said at a press conference on Saturday that there had been 250 water rescues that day. On Sunday, the governor said she had submitted a request for an expedited presidential major disaster declaration, which included asking for additional federal assistance for affected counties.
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