Iowa governor declares disaster amid record flooding in state

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) declared a disaster in Sioux County after the area was slammed with record-breaking flooding.

"I have issued a Disaster Proclamation for Sioux County and directed all available state resources to assist Rock Valley and other communities in northwest Iowa in response to catastrophic flooding," she wrote on social media platform X.

She also said she has requested an expedited presidential disaster declaration and said more counties will be added to the disaster declaration.