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