Deadly, Historic Flooding Swamps Plains, Midwest; Nebraska City Cut Off, Bridges Washed Out, Levees Breached
At a Glance Offutt Air Force Base, home to U.S. Strategic Command, is fighting floodwaters.Preparations were being made to shut down a nuclear power plant along the rising Missouri River.Nebraska emergency management spokesman said there is no safety concerns at the plant. A Nebraska farmer was killed trying to rescue a stranded motorist. Two others are missing.Another Nebraska man was swept away by floodwaters in Iowa and later died. All along Midwest rivers Sunday, residents and officials prepared for flooding...