AP – Millions of Americans sweated through a scorching weekend as temperatures soared across the United States, while residents were rescued from floodwaters that forced evacuations across the Midwest.
One person died during flooding in South Dakota, the governor said. From the mid-Atlantic to Maine, across the Great Lakes region, and throughout the West to California, public officials cautioned residents about the dangers of excessive heat and humidity.
Forecasters said the heat wave will continue early in the week in the Southeast, portions of the South and the Plains.
At the borders of South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota, floodwaters rose over several days.
In the Sioux City, Iowa, area, a huge train bridge collapsed into the Big Sioux River late Sunday, an emergency manager said.
The bridge connects North Sioux City, South Dakota, with nearby Sioux City, Iowa, Jason Westcott, an emergency manager in Union County, South Dakota, told KCAU-TV.
