Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has requested a federal emergency declaration after massive flooding caused by heavy rains. The flooding has killed at least 25 people in Missouri and Illinois. Governor Nixon said he had never seen flooding like it before.

Gov. Jay Nixon: “When you see the levels of where water was, when you’re coming over historic highs, I mean, from the beginning of time we kept records, by four and five feet, I mean, when you’re seeing 55 close, when you’re seeing a house that’s floated—a full house that’s floated into the Highway 30 bridge and blowing up, I mean, it’s almost as if you’re living on some other planet.”