Before and after satellite images capture the devastating flooding affecting the Midwest this week.
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAYeadly, fast-rising floodwaters have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri.
At least three deaths have been blamed on the flooding, the result of a combination of runoff into rivers from theSatellite images provided by DigitalGlobe offer a before-and-after view of the historic flooding of the Missouri and Platte rivers south of Omaha, Nebraska. The images capture the devastation the flood brought to areas along the river, including parts of Offutt Air Force Base and towns in Nebraska and Iowa.Floodwater from the Missouri River inundate land on the western edge of Iowa on Monday.Floodwater from the Missouri River inundates an Iowa town on Monday.The floodwaters have displaced more than 2,000 Iowans, who fled after heavy rains triggered flooding last week.Flooding at the Camp Ashland, Nebraska in Ashland, Neb., on Sunday.
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