{"id":2282440,"date":"2024-06-24T06:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T10:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heavy-rain-and-flooding-cause-iowa-bridge-to-collapse-into-river-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T06:48:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T10:48:30","slug":"heavy-rain-and-flooding-cause-iowa-bridge-to-collapse-into-river-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heavy-rain-and-flooding-cause-iowa-bridge-to-collapse-into-river-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain and flooding cause Iowa bridge to collapse into river &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheavy-rain-and-flooding-cause-iowa-bridge-to-collapse-into-river-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A railroad \u200bbridge\u2063 in North\u200b Sioux City, Iowa, collapsed into the Big Sioux River late Sunday night due to pressure from floodwaters following severe weather and heavy rains. \u2063This \u2064collapse occurred amid ongoing storms causing widespread flooding across Iowa, \u200cprompting evacuations. In\u200b response to the crisis,\u200d Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster \u2064emergency proclamation, extending it to include 21 counties. Governor Reynolds\u2064 has requested expedited federal\u200b assistance to cope with the disaster, seeking a Presidential Disaster Declaration to facilitate support and emergency measures for the affected regions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A railroad bridge in North Sioux City, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iowa<\/a>, collapsed into the Big Sioux River on Sunday night. The bridge gave way to pressure from flood waters after heavy rain and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3047103\/severe-flooding-caused-unprecedented-crisis-galveston-bay-oyster-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>flooding<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>According to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/06\/24\/moment-iowa-bridge-collapses-river-amid-severe-flooding-21091006\/?ico=trending-post-strip_item_1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>, the bridge, which connected Riverside and North Sioux City, collapsed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/moment-bridge-collapses-into-river-amid-severe-flooding\/ar-BB1oLyko\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">around 11 p.m. local time<\/a>. The area has been battered with storms in recent days, which have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-wave-crashes-into-dining-hall-used-by-u-s-army-in-marshall-islands\/\" title=\"Massive wave hits U.S. Army dining hall in Marshall Islands\">caused significant flooding<\/a> throughout Iowa. Flooding waters from the recent storms have caused people to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktiv.com\/2024\/06\/22\/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-sioux-county\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">evacuate<\/a> their homes in various parts of Iowa. <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kim Reynolds extended a disaster emergency proclamation last Friday for the state due to the damage from severe flooding. The emergency was expanded to include 21 of Iowa\u2019s counties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d Reynolds <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IAGovernor\/status\/1804488195897262582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1804488195897262582%7Ctwgr%5E4b53e49aaf249e0085799001227888dea2654b17%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ktiv.com%2F2024%2F06%2F22%2Fgov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-sioux-county%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a> on the social media platform X. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gov. Kim Reynolds (@IAGovernor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAGovernor\/status\/1804488195897262582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Early Sunday morning, well before the bridge collapsed, Reynolds <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.iowa.gov\/press-release\/2024-06-23\/gov-reynolds-requests-expedited-presidential-disaster-declaration-severe-storms-and-widespread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">requested<\/a> an \u201cexpedited Presidential Disaster Declaration for Iowa counties where significant damage was sustained from severe storms and widespread flooding\u201d due to the recent storms in the state. She also wrote a letter to President Joe Biden requesting support and for him to declare a state of emergency in the Hawkeye State. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flying over flood ravaged NW IA with members of my cabinet from Natl Guard, DPS, DOT, DNR and HHS. Rivers cresting above 1993 record levels and the devastation is widespread. I\u2019m committing the full resources of the state &#038; coordinating with fed. agencies to help Iowans recover. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RSAp4cTleb\">pic.twitter.com\/RSAp4cTleb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gov. Kim Reynolds (@IAGovernor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAGovernor\/status\/1804637777314869400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDownpours of rain preceded several supercell storms that produced exorbitant amounts of rain,\u201d Reynolds wrote in the request. \u201cThese cells moved across western and central Iowa early in the afternoon, and throughout the evening of Saturday, June 22, 2024. Preliminary impact reports indicated widespread damage, large amounts of debris, and record flooding across the state. Consequently, I would respectfully request that you declare a major disaster for the State of Iowa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The storms and devastating conditions caused havoc throughout the state all weekend. First responders made 250 water rescues on Saturday because of the heavy rain and flooding, according to various <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/06\/24\/moment-iowa-bridge-collapses-river-amid-severe-flooding-21091006\/?ico=trending-post-strip_item_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The devastating storms had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant damage<\/a> throughout the state. According to reports, more than 1,000 people had to flee their homes and go to shelters. Hundreds of properties were destroyed, and over 1,900 were damaged. <\/p>\n<p>There were not any reported victims in Sunday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-pursue-grand-jury-probe-into-partial-collapse\/\" title=\"Prosecutors pursue grand jury probe into partial collapse\">bridge collapse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A railroad bridge in North Sioux City, Iowa, collapsed into the Big Sioux River on Sunday night due to floodwaters from recent heavy rains. The bridge, linking Riverside and North Sioux City, fell around 11 p.m. local time, following extensive flooding in the area<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2282441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-24-at-6.33.28%E2%80%AFAM-1024x760.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32380,6353,32381,5626,32076],"class_list":["post-2282440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bridge-collapse","tag-flooding","tag-heavy-rain","tag-iowa","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-24-at-6.33.28%E2%80%AFAM-1024x760.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}