Vast stretches of the Midwest remained threatened by what the National Weather Service described as 'major to historic' flooding.
Flood warnings and advisories remained in effect across the Plains, the Mississippi Valley, and parts of the Ohio Valley region on Monday, the weather agency said.
"It was heart-wrenching to see the breadth of the flood," she said, recalling a flight over the Missouri River earlier. "Just watching rescue boats go down, I mean, it's speechless," Chaney said."Devastating. Heartbreaking." At a horse stable there, it wasn't clear if 18 animals would escape the floodwaters alive, according toThe owners of Winnail Stable had to flee on Saturday before the horses could be evacuated, the station reported.
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