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		</div><p>Rescue efforts are under way in parts of the American Midwest after a recent deluge of rain and melted snow poured over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers and killing at least one person.</p>
<p>Levee breaches and washouts of bridges and roads hampered operations in eastern Nebraska, including part of Nebraska Highway 92, leading in and out of south-west Omaha.</p>
<p>Authorities confirmed that a bridge on that major road which crosses the Elkhorn River had been washed out on Saturday.</p>
<p>In Freemont, west of Omaha, the Dodge County sheriff’s office issued a mandatory evacuation for some residents after floodwaters broke through a levee along the Platte River.</p>
<figure id="attachment_128086" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-128086" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/F48B3922-6906-49E0-AA5E-A0FBE55671E5.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-128086" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/F48B3922-6906-49E0-AA5E-A0FBE55671E5.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-128086" class="wp-caption-text">Floodwaters in Freeport, Illinois</figcaption></figure>
<p>The flooding followed record days of snow and rain that swept through the US West and Midwest. The deluge pushed some waterways to record levels in Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. The flooding was the worst in nearly a decade in places.</p>
<p>The family of farmer James Wilke, 50, of Columbus, Nebraska, said he was killed on Thursday when a bridge collapsed as he was using his tractor to try to reach stranded motorists on Thursday.</p>
<p>His body was found downstream, his cousin Paul Wilke told the Columbus Telegram.</p>
<p>At least two other people are missing in floodwaters in Nebraska. Officials said a Norfolk man was seen on top of his flooded car late on Thursday before being swept away in the water, and another man was swept away by waters when a dam collapsed on the Niobrara River.</p>
<p>Officials in Sarpy County, south of Omaha, said power may be shut off to communities along the Missouri, Platte and Elkhorn rivers for safety reasons.</p>
<figure id="attachment_128090" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-128090" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AE9874B9-6368-46CC-B3A4-0419EC7D6646.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-128090" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AE9874B9-6368-46CC-B3A4-0419EC7D6646.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-128090" class="wp-caption-text">Green Bay firefighters assist residents in evacuating their homes due to the East river flooding in Wisconsin</figcaption></figure>
<p>They warned those who choose to ignore calls to evacuate that rescues would be attempted only during daylight hours.</p>
<p>Some cities and towns, such as North Bend on the banks of the Platte River, were submerged. Others, such as Waterloo and Freemont, were surrounded by floodwaters, stranding residents in virtual islands with no access in or out.</p>
<p>Further east, the Mississippi River saw moderate flooding in Illinois from Rock Island south to Gladstone.</p>
<figure id="attachment_128093" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-128093" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/0A641C80-63DE-44A4-88CA-8BAE6AF38A72.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-128093" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/0A641C80-63DE-44A4-88CA-8BAE6AF38A72.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="338" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-128093" class="wp-caption-text">The swollen Pecatonica River spills into Darlington, Wisconsin</figcaption></figure>
<p>Meteorologist Brian Pierce with the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities office in Davenport, Iowa, said flooding on the Mississippi could get worse in the weeks to come as more snow melts in Minnesota and Wisconsin.</p>
<p>He said of the flooding on the Mississippi: “What we’re having now is the dress rehearsal for the main event that’s going to happen in early April.”</p>
<p>Rising waters along the Pecatonica and Rock rivers flooded some homes in the northern Illinois cities of Freeport, Rockford and Machesney Park.</p>
<p>The National Weather Service said record crests were possible along the rivers, with water levels forecast to continue to rise over the next several days and remain above flood stage through most of the weekend.</p>
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