Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Iowa After Storm Damage
Mike Pence visited Iowa on Thursday, days after one of the most powerful weather events in state history left three people dead.
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he approved an emergency declaration for Iowa after a powerful storm swept through parts of the state last week, flattening crops and knocking out power for days.
Trump, speaking Monday as he left the White House to travel to Minnesota and Wisconsin, said he had approved the declaration and may make visit the state.
Vice President Mike Pence visited Iowa on Thursday, days after one of the most powerful weather events in state history -- a “derecho” packing 100 mile-per-hour winds -- left three people dead and scores injured, and cut power to hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses.
Some 3.57 million acres of Iowa corn and 2.5 million acres of soybeans took the brunt of derecho, according to Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig.
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