Flooding in Midwest Causing Many Problems

It's a race against the water up and down the Missouri River, as towns in several states are grappling with flooding.

In Iowa, the deluge is threatening levees, which are already being reinforced.
          
Workers in Iowa are scrambling to add height to a levee in Hamburg.  It's the only barrier that will keep the rising Missouri River out of the town.

The water is  already within sight.

For many people in that area, the devastation is already setting in.
"I'm without a home, living with my kids, all my stuff's in a semi. No job, where I work they closed up," says one man.

Farmers are preparing, hopefully they won't get bad news.

"It's been emotionally draining for friends who are out there on the bottom. Devastating to have to move out of your house on the bottom," one man said.

If this levee isn't strong enough, parts of this southwestern Iowa community could be covered by as much as 10 feet of water within days. And the high water could linger for months.

"Take it one day at a time, I don't know from there," one resident of Hamburg says.

Iowa drivers are being pushed as far west as possible , with closures on two major interstates.

Parts of Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota have already seen some flooding, and officials predict the problems will linger through the summer.