NEW: Officials confirm that 2 people have died in Nebraska due to flooding after a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.OMAHA, Neb. — Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at least two people.
The scramble to move people out of harm's way was expected to subside going into the new week, as rivers and creeks in flooded eastern Nebraska and western Iowa were expected to crest Saturday and Sunday. That left officials downstream looking to prepare for likely flooding.
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