lindsey seibert is in hard-hit zumbro falls, minnesota. >> reporter: in the town of zumbro falls, in southeastern minnesota, people have built their lives around the zumbro river. >> we didn't even save family pictures. >> i had workers. they lost their jobs. their homes and everything. >> reporter: overnight, the river crested, bringing more than 12 feet of water into the town's main streets. now, as the water has receded, an estimated 60 homes and 20 businesses are gone. you can see just how high the water rose here at the fire department, with the damaged equipment inside the least of their worries because half the firefighters lost their homes. the national guard has ordered the town's 200 residents to stay out until they know it's safe. >> i just want to go home. >> reporter: 10 inches of rain fell in 24 hours across a 150-mile stretch of the upper 48 plains. many had little time to safeguard homes. in oronoko, minnesota, water pouring through an open dams of powerful enough to rip apart this bridge. in sioux falls, south dakota, the river continues to rise and is expected to ri