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Missouri governor declares state of emergency amid rising floodwaters in Midwestern U.S.

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Missouri governor declares state of emergency amid rising floodwaters in Midwestern U.S.Flooding triggered by last week’s so-called “bomb cyclone” storm has already inflicted damage estimated at nearly $1.5 billion in Nebraska, killed at least four people in Nebraska and Iowa and left a man missing below Nebraska’s collapsed Spencer Dam. “The rising floodwaters are affecting more Missouri communities and farms, closing more roads and threatening levees, water treatment plants and other critical infrastructure,” Governor Mike Parson said in issuing his emergency declaration. “We will continue to work closely with our local partners to assess needs and provide resources to help as Missourians continue this flood fight and as we work to assist one another,” Parson said.