Gov. Reynolds: Flooding causes nearly $1.6 billion in damages

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says damage from flooding along the Missouri River and elsewhere in Iowa is nearly $1.6 billion. She's asking President Donald Trump for an expedited Presidential Major Disaster Declaration.

Gov. Reynolds says 57 counties in Iowa have been impacted by severe flooding and each would be in line for the money.

The damage reports are categorized as follows:

Agriculture: $214,000,000

Public Assistance $77,417,455

Businesses $300,000,000

Homes with minor damage $417,000,000

Homes with major damage $64,000,000

Levees (70) miles $350,000,000

Non-federal levees (175) miles $175,000,000


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