Video: 'Severe impact' - Rock Valley city officials respond to historic flooding

Tom Van Maanen, city manager of Rock Valley, describes the impact the flooding has had on the community, Saturday, June 22, 2024.

[@jamesswanson1915]

Lots of prayers for all!

[@richard3793]

"prayers" Why? Haven't you people realized by now that prayers do nothing?

[@EattheApple666]

Water doesn't care about your prayers.

[@Buy_YT_Views.129]

Thanks for this!

[@sydney.g.sloangammagee8181]

Rock Valley is one of the best communities in this part of the state!!! My prayers are with you all!!!

[@DanielGacke]

My hometown…. My grandparents built a house there in 1950 on a street where flooding wasn’t even something that would cross your mind. They lived in it over 70 years, and never even had water in their basement. It was dry, and no floods ever came remotely close to them until 2014, which was unfathomable at that time. Their old house had at least several feet of water around it yesterday, which is difficult for me to even comprehend. Same for my aunt and uncle, whose house had never been flooded, and they had to wade out to rescue in the middle of the night. My heart goes out to so many people. This isn’t an example of poor preparation or poor choice of where to build a town. This is such an unprecedented flood that it’s difficult to comprehend. I’m just so saddened to see this…

[@mikelembke5121]

100 year flood,it happened before, sorry for the loss people have to take but mother nature does what she wants

[@seth1704]

Hey Dan, what are you up too? We played baseball together in Hudson and I haven't seen you in 30+ years.

[@bikeride2025]

The trumpet is being sounded are you listening! The time is near!

[@69judge27]

ALMIGHTY GOD IS NOT PLAYIN ' WITH YOU PEOPLE 😎🎸

[@albertarobinson1943]

Wow very sad

[@dreamweaver1832]

It can stop raining! Be safe everyone here!

[@MaN-pw1bn]

Those rubber inflatable dams would have prevented much of this for a couple of thousand dollars. Sad that this happened.

[@meenanaicker8999]

Did it rain before the flood?

[@rodgerpetrick6502]

What with the core of army engineers shouldn't they have been working on a plan to alleviate the flooding problems throughout this country.

[@richard3793]

"core" wrong, it's corps. Just saying.

[@janewasson4845]

Like the covid funds, wonder how much assistance money the governor will keep this time.

[@OregonGrower420]

Do they have flood insurance?

[@easyb622]

Most of them do not have flood insurance. They are going to have to rely on FEMA.

[@bog6106]

2:32

[@1954crc]

You always hate to see this.

[@lindamannix1247]

What about the homeless people in those floods ?

[@rocketboostjump]

Grab a fishing pole.

[@rgclark1926]

😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

[@heatherflores5487]

Praying for you all from Ohio

[@prahfetts825]

Everybody owns lakefront property

[@everlastinggobstopper4569]

Living on a flood plain is not a good idea.

[@solarwind907]

Burning fossil fuels anywhere on this earth, and emitting greenhouse gases is not a good idea. Look it up.

[@rebelfighter5249]

Neither is living in an earthquake zone. Or a fire zone. You get the idea. There's no safe place on this fallen earth to live, so piss off.

[@Wrong-c9e]

WE R ALL WITH YOU AT THIS TIME SENDING GENUINE AND HEARTFELT PRAYERS !!!!!!!!!! MAYBE ALSO INVEST IN A GOOD PAIR OF LONG 👢 👢 👢 👢 👢 BOOTS. YIKES!!!!!!!!

[@richard3793]

Quit with the all caps and the usual thoughts and prayers which do nothing.

[@dvinedzine]

So awful.

[@InvisibleEnergy-sy3ud]

Joes busy sorry ...working on infrastructure plan. Corp of engineers is obsolete

[@prahfetts825]

God gave you new lakes and ponds Might not want to go against God and his work Solution is buy a boat

[@mikelembke5121]

Happens when you build in the lowlands

[@philpalmer4877]

God keeps talking to red states, but they won't listen. 🤦‍♂️😪

[@Joseph-es6mu]

Not a penny of federal money.

[@EattheApple666]

Next time it will be worse and worse and worse. To bad no one back in the 1950s told us these extreme weather events were coming due man made global warming.... oh wait.

[@carolyuengling8085]

WE WILL REBUILD PSALM 127 THE NEED OF GOD'S BLESSINGS IN THE HOME. A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives sleep to his beloved. Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. ONLY THOSE WHO BOW TO THE LORD GHAVAM-YUENGLING FOREVER, WILL BE ABLE TO REBUILD. ALL OTHERS REMAIN HOMELESS. The Guardians 🦅❤️‍🔥🕊️⚖️ Jesus and Christ. ♾️♾️©️ 06/24/24. 09:49. AM. ET.

[@richard3793]

You need mental help.

[@rodgerpetrick6502]

don't rely on the president ELECT. he's probably taking a nap or eating ice cream.

[@norm2264]

They wanted rain they got rain what's the big deal it'll go down

[@richardkoele2359]

What a ignorant comment

[@norm2264]

This guy makes about as much since as Biden😅