In the US, there was a record flood: there are casualties. PHOTO, VIDEO

Severe flooding forced evacuations in some areas of the country, with the Midwest particularly affected. At least two dead and two missing were reported.

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On Sunday, March 17, residents of some areas of southwestern Iowa were forced to flee their homes as water from the Missouri River flowed through dams and barriers, creating a dangerous situation, writes NBC New York. In social networks they write that this is the strongest flood in the last 50 years.

WATCH: Worst flooding in Nebraska / Midwest. So far, I have gone: #NebraskaFlooding #Flooding pic.twitter.com/Xhxw6J2Lwn

- BNL NEWS (@BreakingNLive) March 17, 2019

Heavy rainfall and melting of snow led to a dangerous rise in water levels in streams and rivers in several states in the Midwest, with the Missouri River reaching record levels in many areas. At least two people died as a result of the disaster (this is not the final data), two more have been missing for several days now.

In some parts of Nebraska, the water level began to level off, but in many places the water is so high that the danger persists more than one day. Residents of Kansas and that part of Missouri, which is located in the lowlands, are also preparing for possible flooding.

The 17 March in Iowa Missouri River reached the 30,2 foot mark (9,2 meter) in Fremont County, which is 2 foot (0,6 meter) above the record level set in 2011 year. In the cities of Bartlett and Thurman, residents were evacuated, dams were destroyed and overflowed with water.

Mike Cretreius, director of the District Emergency Management Department, said that the danger was created not only by the amount of water, but also by the speed of the current.

“It wasn’t a gradual rise,” Krekelius said. “The water moves fast, and it’s open space—there’s nothing there to slow it down.”

Lucinda Parker, of the Iowa Emergency Management Department, said that about 2000 people were evacuated from eight state locations over the weekend. Most moved to friends and family members. In seven shelters created for flood victims, only a few dozen new guests appeared.

In Nebraska, the Missouri River flooded the Offutt Air Force Base, about a third of which was submerged. A base spokeswoman, Sgt. Rachel Blake, said that the elements damaged 60 buildings. 30 of them were completely flooded by 8 feet (2,4 meters).

Current view of the #flooding over Highway 64 just west of Valley, #Nebraska. #nebraskaflooding pic.twitter.com/kifJjISPSG

- NSP Trooper Cook (@NSPTrooperCook) March 15, 2019

Hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes in Nebraska, where floodwaters reached record levels in 17 communities. The state's emergency management agency has identified several record highs. The Missouri River crested 41 feet (12,5 meters) at Plattsmouth on March 17 — 4 feet (1,22 meters) above the 2011 record. The Elkhorn River crested at 24,6 feet (7,5 meters) on March 16 in Waterloo, breaking the 1962 record by 5 1/2 feet (1,68 meters).

Up to 500 homes in the county were damaged, including some cabins along the lake, according to Greg London of the Sarpy County, Nebraska, Sheriff's Office. The damage was the result of levee failures along the Platte River and the Missouri River between March 14 and 16, where both rivers converge in the county.

London said that many of the damaged houses were flooded over the roof and probably destroyed.

“This area has had flooding before, but not on this scale,” London said. “This is unprecedented.”

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- Jessica Stephens (@JessyMStephens) March 15, 2019

Nearly 300 people were rescued from flooding throughout the state. At least two died.

Aleido Rojas Galan, 52, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was swept away on the evening of March 15 in southwest Iowa when his car went around a guardrail. Two other people in the car survived - one by clinging to a tree. On March 14, in Columbus, Nebraska, 50-year-old farmer James Wilk died as a result of a bridge collapse. He was trying to reach stranded motorists on the road with his tractor.

Two men were missing: a Norfolk resident was seen on the roof of a flooded car on the evening of March 14, nothing more is known about him. The stream also washed away one person after the dam collapsed.

Downstream in St. Joseph, Missouri, home to 76 people, volunteers helped fill sandbags to protect a levee near an industrial area. The region is calling for volunteers to fill 000 sandbags by Tuesday, March 150. The Missouri River is expected to rise 000 feet (19 meters) that day, 27 feet (8,2 meters) above flood stage.

Current view of the #flooding from the Platte River on the south side of Fremont. #nebraskaflooding #NEroads #NebraskaFlood pic.twitter.com/c1bBqQRJAN

- NSP Trooper Cook (@NSPTrooperCook) March 15, 2019

Flooding caused problems with the movement of passenger trains between Kansas City, Missouri and St. Louis. On Sunday, Amtrak reported that trains of this service lag until 5 hours in the direction along the Missouri River due to flooding and congestion on the railway. 17 March all flights of Missouri River Runner were canceled.

The filling of the Mississippi River is also troubling. Now, along the border between Iowa and Illinois, the water level in the river has already reached the point of severe flooding and floods thousands of acres of farmland. Moderate flooding is expected in some cities, including St. Louis.

Flooding was also reported in Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Officials in Green Bay, Wisconsin, said evacuated residents can return to their homes now that floodwaters have receded.

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