<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/ap_19094583996562.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/ap_19094583996562.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273 400w, https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/ap_19094583996562.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > 1 of 180 A tanker drives by a "Boil Water" sign at the entrance to Glenwood, Iowa, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Glenwood's wells and water-treatment plant were inundated by flood waters and residents are being asked to boil their water. Several communities along the Missouri River continue to struggle to restore drinking water service weeks after massive flooding disrupted life in the towns and caused significant damage. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Evacuation orders are still being issued Wednesday as rivers continue to rise in some locations throughout the Midwest.

Evacuation orders were in effect in Craig, Missouri , after a levee breach on Wednesday. Residents were given the option to remain in their homes if they registered with the city in case they needed to be rescued as conditions deteriorate.

At least three people have died as a result of the devastating floods that struck parts of the Midwest. The National Weather Service called the event a "major and historical river flooding" along parts of the Missouri and Mississippi River basins.

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An unidentified man was reported dead after he refused to leave his home as floodwaters rose , according to NBC News. The floods also claimed the lives of a 50-year-old farmer who was swept away while trying to aid a stranded motorist, as well as 55-year-old Aleido Rojas Galan, who died after he was submerged in floodwaters in Riverton, Iowa, on Friday. Two others are missing and presumed dead in Nebraska .

The flooding has cut off entire towns, breached dams and levees and filled homes in Nebraska's Holt County with 6 to 7 feet of water. The Sarpy County Nebraska Sheriff's office estimated that at least 500 homes in the county were ruined by floodwaters.

Officials say the damage from the flooding could cost over $1 billion in Nebraska alone.

Fremont, Nebraska's sixth largest city, became "an island" from flooding over the weekend after two levees breached, effectively cutting off the city from the rest of the state.

By Wednesday, 42 locations reached historic flooding levels. Heavy rains and snowmelt are expected to continue into the week.