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This river was only three feet deep on sunday. it got up to over 40 feet, 42 feet. now it's down around 39 feet. it's got a long way to go, but we're headed in the right direction. a couple of homes were evacua evacuated. that's about it. those people now just waiting for the water to come down another couple feet so they can get back in. some have already gotten back in and started the cleanup process. overall, this is just a drop in the bucket as far as impact on either city. most of the impact right along the river, and mostly the customs area. drinking water is fine. we're just waiting for...

As well. a lot of imagine here. the good news here in the small town of wadena4300. no critical injuries. three remain in the hospital, not live threatening. a little bit of good news there. gregg: given the destruction that is pretty remarkable. car even, where does the town go from here? reporter: i spoke with the mayor a little while ago and he says they will rebuild. he's out kind of walking around reassuring residents. they are getting ready to plan the cleanup process, that's what is going to happen today. they are not actually asking for volunteers at this point, planning for how things...

In. second crew was able to pull her to safety. that's one of many different rescue stories in oklahoma city. amazingly, though, no reports of deaths or serious injuries. that fast and furious rain about nine inches of rain, by the way, in six hours of time, 59 of oklahoma's 77 counties are now under a state of emergency. cnn's sandra endo is edmond north of oklahoma city. sandra, i know you are in this neighborhood where people are coming home and they are assessing the damage. tell me how bad is it. what are people saying to you? >> reporter: pretty bad because as the water receded yesterday...

Many residents will be going through today. you can see a perfectly good furniture now just completely damaged by the water. and completely soaked. actually clinton lives here. you started the cleanup process already. how devastating was it for you when you saw the water damage from your home? you were in chest-deep water. describe what it was like for you. >> it was -- pretty devastating when you look at it. you go through a lot of meetings, a lot of thoughts run through your mind. excuse me. just -- rapidly. so you are trying to figure out what to do first. how to deal with this situation. w...

Is not a flood plain so most of these folks have any kind of insurance against this kind of water with water flooding out of the creek and this is, again, a lot of volunteers pulling everything out of the house that they can and stripping the houses down bare and it gets into the long cleanup process and the remediation process and the same thing we went through down in louisiana and mississippi with katrina. but, today, the sun is out, tamron and we are in good shape. >> thank you very much, mike. rescue crews in arkansas are constructing a limited search for victims today after flash flood...