Montana has been besieged by flooding that has so far claimed the life of an elderly woman, prompting the governor on Monday to declare a state of emergency, reports Reuters.
Heavy rainfall and melting of record snowpacks in the mountains have caused rivers and streams across Montana to overflow, inundating several communities and closing sections of federal and state roadways.
Monique Lay, spokeswoman for Montana's Disaster and Emergency Services Division, said, "There is no area of the state that is really in a safe spot.”
Central and eastern Montana have been the worst casualties in recent days, Reuters reports.
The body of an 84-year-old woman swept away in floodwaters was recovered on Saturday in Carbon County in the south-central part of the state.
Following an autopsy, authorities there confirmed on Monday that the woman, named Betty Kebschull, had drowned.
Emergency officials said they believe rapidly rising streams have been responsible for the recent disappearances of two others, reports Reuters.
A man went missing Sunday in Yellowstone County in southeastern Montana and a woman whose boat capsized on Wednesday in the high waters of the Smith River disappeared in central Montana.
The popular river has since been closed to boaters.
