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South Dakota Facing Disaster of “Epic Proportions”

South Dakota Facing Disaster of “Epic Proportions”

Governor Kristi Noem Photo: WNAX


South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says this has been a year of rolling disasters across much of the state….

Noem gave an update during a speech on “Facebook Live” Tuesday night.

She says she wants something done to avoid having the interstates close due to flooding…..

I-90 was closed in locations east and west of Mitchell due to water flowing over the road.

Noem says she thinks the state has enough financial reserves to handle immediate needs…

Noem says she expects to declare more disaster areas following tornadoes, storms, heavy rain and record flooding in the past couple of weeks.

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