Authorities in the Midwest declared states of emergency as “historic” flooding overwhelmed infrastructure, threatened a nuclear power plant and killed at least two people. “Major and historical river flooding will continue this weekend along parts of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins. Much of the flooding is focused across Iowa, southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, eastern Nebraska and southeast South Dakota,” the National Weather Service reported. Kristi Noem, R, said she signed an emergency declaration to free up more state money for people affected by the storm and the flooding. “Nebraska has experienced historic flooding and extreme weather in nearly every region of the state,” Ricketts posted in a statement on Twitter.

Source: National Post March 17, 2019 20:17 UTC