Missouri River Flooding Update

Over near the Missouri River dozens of volunteers are helping residents in a riverside neighborhood protect their homes from rising flood waters. Four homes in the River View subdivision in Sloan are directly affected. One homeowner said the river’s edge is usually 150 feet away. Now, it’s six feet from entering her basement. The family has built a wood and dirt barrier in front of the basement on the porch. Other homeowners in Nebraska and Iowa who live in low-lying areas near the Missouri River have already started evacuating to avoid floodwaters, but so far the flooding has mostly affected farmland in the two states.