Iowa governor defends storm response as residents struggle Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is pushing back against criticism that she has been slow to respond to a wind storm that devastated the stateCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Iowa Gov. Cedar Rapids, the state's second-largest city, has been hardest hit, with officials calling the devastation more widespread than a historic 2008 flood that wiped out downtown neighborhoods. About 65,000 customers in the Cedar Rapids area remained without power, and 100,000 more across the state. “Everybody is doing the best they can,” Reynolds said at a news conference at a Cedar Rapids fire station.

Source: ABC News August 14, 2020 18:37 UTC