President Declares Major Disasters for 2 South Dakota Reservations

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Monday approved major disaster declarations for two South Dakota reservations that were hit with severe winter storms from December 12 - December 25, 2022.

The snowstorm was devastating for many families living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. The storm brought more than 30 inches of snow and strong winds that caused snow drifts up to 12 feet high in parts of the reservations, which made several reservation roads become impassable.

The impassable roads proved to be deadly for a 12-year-old boy on the Rosebud Indian Reservation because emergency first responders could not reach his home. He had a preexisting undisclosed medical condition.

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