State of emergency declared due to February flooding

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gov. Gary Herbert has declared a state of emergency in some parts of Utah that experienced significant flooding in February.

The Standard-Examiner reports (https://bit.ly/2nIZLuG ) that Herbert declared a state of emergency in Box Elder and Cache counties on Friday. Floods caused an estimated $6.7 million in damage to public infrastructure in both counties in February.

By declaring a state of emergency, the state can no request a disaster declaration from President Donald Trump.

Heavy snow, rain and then snowmelt caused flooding in several communities in both counties beginning Feb. 7. Box Elder County declared a local emergency Feb. 14 and Cache County declared a day later.

A division of the Utah National Guard was deployed to help fill sandbags.

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Information from: Standard-Examiner, https://www.standard.net