Iowa’s homes, cornfields, utilities and government agencies have estimated losses of nearly $ 4 billion from last week unusual storm, Governor Kim Reynolds said Sunday. The governor announced that they were submitting a quick presidency over major disaster declaration to the federal government, which was seeking money to rebuild and repair it.
“From cities to farms, Iowans are hurting. Many still face challenges with shelter, food and power,” Reynolds said.
De derecho with hurricanes of hurricane force more than 100 miles per hour destroyed as extensively damaged 8,200 homes and 13 million acres of corn, about a third of the state’s cropland, she said.
More than half a million people were left without electricity in the immediate aftermath of the storm. As of Sunday night, utilities reported about 83,000 people without power.
Alliant Energy reported that about 2,500 utility poles were damaged during repairs and ITC Midwest, which has power lines, reported about 1,200 miles of lines that were broken by the wind. About 500 miles were repaired Sunday.
Allied energy wrote on Twitter that it hopes Tuesday to restore power to a majority of customers.
The storm left at least three people dead in the state.
The money that Iowa is seeking from the federal government includes $ 3.78 billion in losses to agriculture, $ 100 million for private utilities, $ 82 million for homes and $ 45 million for public assistance.
CBS affiliate KCCI-TV reports that the Iowa National Guard is assisting in derecho recovery efforts. According to a spokesman for Governor Reynolds, 100 engineers will help with waste.
Last week, Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said damage to the derecho is less than damage caused by the 2008 floods, the station reported.
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