Happy Holidays and Giving Tuesday/ Support People Flood Disaster Northwest Iowa

Iowa Emergency Relief Fund: Providing food, water, shelter, and other necessities to families impacted by the storm.
Aiding communities to restore normalcy.
Every contribution, big or small, will bring much-needed assistance to families struggling in the aftermath of this disaster.
Donate Now and Help
Here's how your donation can help:
$25 can provide a care package with essential supplies for a family in need.
$25 can provide shelter to displaced animals by the storm.
$50 can help ensure a family displaced by the storm has access to food and shelter.
$100 can contribute to debris removal efforts, making neighborhoods safe and accessible again.
We also accept DAF, Stock and Cryptocurrency on our website www.opulentusa.org/iowa
Reminder: Employees submit match request for monetary donations. If your employer requires an Employer Identification Number (EIN) 45-3088713

Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster declaration Saturday for 21 counties in the region, and the Iowa State Patrol and Iowa 511 warned against travel there because of flooded roads. The most dramatic situation may have been in Rock Valley, where as much as 15 inches of upstream rain over the previous 72 hours sent the Rock River surging to a record depth of more than 27 feet. That was 5 feet over the previous record and 8 feet above major flood stage, 19 feet, according to the National Water Prediction Service. A levee failed and the city sounded warning sirens early Saturday, telling residents north of Highway 18 to evacuate. State troopers blocked roads into the city to all but local residents, and the city said on its Facebook page that people were being brought out by boat because "the water current and height" had rendered the use of vehicles impossible. “We’ve got National Guard helicopters coming in where people are on their roofs — literally on their roofs or the second floor because their first floor is completely flooded,” Otterloo said. The Sioux County sheriff's Facebook page said evacuations also were underway in Hawarden on the Big Sioux River, which likewise experienced record flooding. The city of Akron, just downstream, was warning residents to prepare to leave. And the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, posted a storm watcher report of some evacuations in Spencer. In Rock Valley and other cities across the region, the high water backed up sewage systems, and residents were asked to cease using water until service could be restored. Some areas also reported power outages.