JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Heavy rains and flooding here prompted Gov. Jay Nixon to activate the Missouri National Guard.
The Guard will help with response efforts in parts of the state impacted by flooding and threats to levees after receiving significant rain, particularly in southern and southeast Missouri. They will provide immediate assistance to communities that are experiencing major flooding right now, or which expect to see major flooding this week. Their efforts will include assisting local emergency responders with threats to levees near Poplar Bluff and other communities.
“The Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen of the Missouri National Guard have demonstrated their ability to help with natural disasters numerous times over the years, most recently in the work they did before, during, and after the blizzard and record snowstorm this winter,” said Gov. Nixon. “I have full confidence in the Guard to assist local emergency officials around the state.”