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Government officials in Iowa are seeking an expedited presidential disaster declaration due to the severity of the flooding. In southern Minnesota near Mankato, the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River was near imminent failure Monday due to a collection of debris amid the flooding, according to KCRG-TV. Surging water had heavily eroded and damaged the side discharge channel. #flooding #flood #iowa #midwest
In McCook Lake, South Dakota, an entire community was destroyed.
Travel and shipping operations can be impacted for weeks, and road closures and rail disruptions are likely to be inevitable. A train bridge that runs over the Big Sioux River in North Sioux City, South Dakota, experienced a partial collapse Sunday night as the river raged underneath.