The sobering extent of the damage caused by the Midwest floods is laid bare in before-and-after satellite photographs taken in some of the worst affected areas.
Much of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and parts of Illinois remain submerged in water, at least four people have died and countless businesses have been washed away by the historic floods.
On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Nebraska to survey some of the worst-hit areas and offer support to local leaders.
So far, the floods have caused an estimated $1billion in damage in Nebraska alone and struggling farmers are bearing the brunt of it.
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Pacific Junction in Nebraska is shown before the flood (left) and afterwards (right) as farmers continue to struggle with the damage. Much of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and parts of Illinois remain underwater as a result of the historic floods
Offutt Air Force Base on the outskirts of Omaha is shown before and after the flood. The damage has been put at more than $1billion in Nebraska alone
The Platte River in Nebraska has overflown as a result of the heavy rain and melting snow and ice is continuing to contribute to the problem
Cooper nuclear power station is shown in Nebraska before the flood and afterwards, right
A satellite image of Omaha shows the region before the floods (left) and afterwards (right). The record-setting flooding has also impacted Offut Air Base, the home of U.S. Strategic Command
Many have told how the waters have suddenly plunged their livelihoods into uncertainty, with drowning livestock and waterlogged land making it impossible for them to carry on with their trade.
A disaster declaration has been declared for nearly 70 percent of the state of Nebraska.
The state's Emergency Management Agency said in a news release Tuesday that 65 of the state's 93 counties are under state-issued emergency declarations.
Gov. Pete Ricketts says there have been disasters with greater loss of life. But he said he didn't think there's ever 'been a disaster this widespread in Nebraska.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says 41 of Iowa's 99 counties are now included in her state disaster declaration after massive flooding.
Jake Nebuda removes damaged items from the basement of his home in North Bend, Nebraska. It had more than 40 inches of water in it
Mike Loeffler clears mud from his driveway in North Bend, Nebraska, on Tuesday. The Vice President is on his way to the state to lend his support
An aerial view of Waterloo, Nebraska, is shown on Monday, March 18. The majority of the state has been placed under a disaster declaration
The Matthew J. Placzek Monument to Labor in Omaha is almost submerged by water from the overflowing Missouri River
A handout image released by the National Guard on Monday shows a tank at Camp Ashland which was also flooded
Reynolds also says she plans to press Vice President Mike Pence for a federal disaster declaration when he stops in Omaha, Nebraska, to tour inundated land along the Missouri River.
Reynolds and Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts are scheduled to accompany Pence for a Tuesday afternoon tour.
Reynolds says her hope is to access federal funding sooner rather than later.
She says some hog confinement operations in the southwest part of the state are under water with dead animals inside, and grain bins filled with corn and soybeans have been destroyed. She says some farm fields look like lakes just weeks away from spring planting, which will have significant impact on the upcoming growing season.
Flooding has closed more than 100 roads in Missouri.
And 70 miles of Interstate 29 is closed from St. Joseph to the Iowa border, complicating efforts to access the Cooper Nuclear Station along the Missouri River in Nebraska.
Some plant workers travel from Atchison County, Missouri, where a levee breach grew larger overnight. The county's emergency management says so many roads are closed in the region that residents are traveling more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) out of their way to get to the plant.
North Dakota-based Farm Rescue is seeking hay donations and volunteer drivers. The Nebraska Farm Bureau says farm and ranch losses in that state could reach $1 billion.
Farm Rescue first activated its "Operation Hay Lift" program to help drought-stricken Upper Midwest ranchers in 2017.
Dozens of volunteer truckers hauled hundreds of loads of hay to the region.
The nonprofit provides free physical labor for farmers and ranchers dealing with an injury, illness or a natural disaster in six Plains states.
It relies on volunteers from around the country, donations and corporate sponsors.
Photos released by the 55th Wing Commander at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska show the extant of flooding. Much of the runway is submerged
About one-third of Offutt Air Force Base is currently under water, according to local media reports
By Sunday morning, thirty buildings at the base had been flooded by up to eight feet of water
Overnight on Saturday, a sandbagging effort was called off because the water was rising too fast, according to Omaha World-Herald
The base can be seen flooded in this photo shared by the 55th Wing Commander at Offutt Air Force Base
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