One dead and hundreds of homes destroyed in US Midwest floods

Elsewhere, tens of millions of Americans are still living under alerts due to a scorching heatwave.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersOne dead and hundreds of homes destroyed in US Midwest floods2 hours agoBy Nadine Yousif, BBC NewsShareReutersAround 4,000 residents were forced to evacuate from Rock Valley, Iowa due to floodsOne person has died in South Dakota and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in Iowa during flooding in the upper US Midwest.

Some rivers in the two states reached record-high levels, as up to 18in (45cm) of rain fell in some areas over the weekend.

The risk of storms and floods will persist on Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) says.

Elsewhere, tens of millions of Americans are still living under alerts due to a scorching heatwave.

This is expected to shift to the south-east, mid-south, and central and southern Plains this week, the NWS says.

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