Several towns in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri are facing the worst flooding on record. The Weather Channel says, “Rivers have reached historic levels in 41 locations across the Midwest.” The flooding is being blamed on at least three deaths as well. NBC writes:
State emergency management officials in Nebraska said a 50-year-old farmer was swept away while helping someone else escape from a vehicle in floodwaters on Thursday. They said an elderly resident also died in rising waters after having refused to leave home; no further details were immediately available.
In Iowa, Aleido Rojas Galan, 55, died after he was submerged in floodwaters on Friday in the town of Riverton, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said.
The culprit is a combination of runoff into rivers from the “bomb cyclone” storm that blasted across the Midwest last week and spring snowmelt after a winter of heavy snows.
Thousands of people in Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri have been driven from their homes by the fast-rising waters. At least two deaths were blamed on flooding, and a Nebraska man has been missing for days. Some areas are bracing for more rain Tuesday, forecasters said.
Current view west side of Columbus from Highway 30. #Nebraskaflood #NebraskaFlood2019 #newx #Flood2019 #NebraskaStrong pic.twitter.com/I7ap1NHF88
— NSP Trooper Cook (@NSPTrooperCook) March 17, 2019
HWY 34 bridge in Plattsmouth. The impacts to transportation in Eastern Nebraska will require a great deal of patience. Thankfully Nebraskans are known for this quality! pic.twitter.com/VoSb9bsbIJ
— Col. John A. Bolduc (@NSPColonel) March 17, 2019
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