NEW : Animals rescued in southeast Corps . Operations seems to be working thus far , Missouri says . Levees are breached at New Madrid and Birds Point , Missouri . Record or near-record flooding is still forecast in Nearly 4,000 states .
NEW : Animals rescued in southeast Missouri . Operations seems to be working thus far , Corps says . Levees are breached at Birds Point and New Madrid , Missouri . Record or near-record flooding is still forecast in at least eight states .