LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION

SIOUX CITY---HOURS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED FOR DAKOTA DUNES RESIDENTS IN EVACUATED AREAS.
UNION COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR RAY ROGGOW SAYS THE NEW SCHEDULE OF 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. WILL CONTINUE INDEFINITELY.
SOUTH DAKOTA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MATT MICHELS, WHO VISITED DAKOTA DUNES FRIDAY, SAYS SIOUXLANDERS WILL OVERCOME THE UNKNOWN.

SOUTH DAKOTA SENATOR JOHN THUNE WAS ALSO ON-HAND FRIDAY AND SAID ALOT HAS CHANGED SINCE HE WAS IN THE AREA A FEW WEEKS AGO.

THUNE SAYS FEMA OFFICIALS ARE PREPARED TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND HE HOPES RESIDENTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT ON A MATCHING BASIS.
THUNE SAYS THOSE WITH FLOOD INSURANCE NEED TO SUBMIT A CLAIM AND HAVE AN ADJUSTER GO TO THEIR RESIDENCE.

SIOUX CITY---MISSOURI RIVER FLOODING RESOURCES IN DAKOTA DUNES ARE UNDER LOCAL MANAGEMENT AS OF FRIDAY.
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER STEVE LONG SAYS THE INCIDENT STARTED WITH A LEVEL 2 STATE TEAM, THEN WENT TO A LEVEL 3 STATE MANAGEMENT TEAM.
HE SAYS THEY'RE NOT LOSING RESOURCES, THEY'RE JUST MANAGING THEM.

LONG SAYS THEY PLAN TO HANDLE THE ENTIRE SITUATION LOCALLY.