Floodwater surrounds a farm near Craig, Missouri, on Friday, March 22. Farmers and ranchers have been especially hard hit as heavy flooding devastated parts of the Plains and Upper Midwest.
In photos: Floods devastate Midwest
Floodwater surrounds a farm near Craig, Missouri, on Friday, March 22. Farmers and ranchers have been especially hard hit as heavy flooding devastated parts of the Plains and Upper Midwest.
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Updated 1:11 PM EDT, Sat March 23, 2019

Deadly flooding in Nebraska and Iowa over the past week is slowly receding in some areas, but rivers likely will be flooded for days.

Across parts of the Midwest, hundreds of livestock are drowned or stranded; valuable unsold, stored grain is ruined in submerged storage bins; and fields are like lakes, casting doubt on whether they can be planted this year.

Larry Whetsel recovers possessions from his flooded home on Thursday, March 21, in the northwestern Missouri town of Craig.
Larry Whetsel recovers possessions from his flooded home on Thursday, March 21, in the northwestern Missouri town of Craig.
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Water surrounds a house March 21 in Craig, a town suffering from heavy flooding.
Water surrounds a house March 21 in Craig, a town suffering from heavy flooding.
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Helmut Shea Kaukver III watches from a boat alongside Tim Rockford in Bellwood, Nebraska, on Monday, March 18. Their neighborhood was only accessible by boat due to flooding.
Helmut Shea Kaukver III watches from a boat alongside Tim Rockford in Bellwood, Nebraska, on Monday, March 18. Their neighborhood was only accessible by boat due to flooding.
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Dave Mincer sits along a flooded street with a friend's dog in Hamburg, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 20.
Dave Mincer sits along a flooded street with a friend's dog in Hamburg, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 20.
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A vintage car sits in floodwaters in Hamburg on March 20.
A vintage car sits in floodwaters in Hamburg on March 20.
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Bill Peeler, right, helps his friend Kathy Drummond remove items from her flooded home in Hamburg on March 20.
Bill Peeler, right, helps his friend Kathy Drummond remove items from her flooded home in Hamburg on March 20.
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Bryce Moran loads a boat back onto a truck after going to look at his office and seeing that it was completely flooded in Hamburg on March 20.
Bryce Moran loads a boat back onto a truck after going to look at his office and seeing that it was completely flooded in Hamburg on March 20.
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Jake Nebuda removes damaged items from the basement of a home on March 19 in North Bend, Nebraska.
Jake Nebuda removes damaged items from the basement of a home on March 19 in North Bend, Nebraska.
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Shawn Shonerd and Andrew Bauer stand in the Bellwood Lakes neighborhood on Monday, March 18, in Bellwood, Nebraska. Much of the area was heavily affected by flooding along the Platte River.
Shawn Shonerd and Andrew Bauer stand in the Bellwood Lakes neighborhood on Monday, March 18, in Bellwood, Nebraska. Much of the area was heavily affected by flooding along the Platte River.
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Pilot Herb Johansen unloads supplies he volunteered to fly into the Fremont, Nebraska, airport on March 18.
Pilot Herb Johansen unloads supplies he volunteered to fly into the Fremont, Nebraska, airport on March 18.
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Willard Ruzicka on his family's farm in Verdigre, Nebraska, on March 18.
Willard Ruzicka on his family's farm in Verdigre, Nebraska, on March 18.
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Flooded RV's, washed away by the floodwaters of the Platte River, are seen in Merritt's RV Park in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, on Sunday, March 17.
Flooded RV's, washed away by the floodwaters of the Platte River, are seen in Merritt's RV Park in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, on Sunday, March 17.
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Anthony Thomson, left, and Melody Walton make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Fremont on March 17.
Anthony Thomson, left, and Melody Walton make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Fremont on March 17.
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From left, Tom Wilke, his son Chad, and Nick Kenny launch a boat into the swollen waters of the North Fork of the Elkhorn River to check on Wilke's flooded property in Norfolk, Nebraska, on Friday, March 15.
From left, Tom Wilke, his son Chad, and Nick Kenny launch a boat into the swollen waters of the North Fork of the Elkhorn River to check on Wilke's flooded property in Norfolk, Nebraska, on Friday, March 15.
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The collapsed approach to a bridge is seen on March 15 over the Elkhorn River, leading south out of Stanton, Nebraska.
The collapsed approach to a bridge is seen on March 15 over the Elkhorn River, leading south out of Stanton, Nebraska.
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