Cedar Rapids expected to crest at 26 feet at Burlington , Iowa , on Sunday . Farmer and student among five fire - related deaths , official says . Fire official calls Cedar Rapids neighborhoods , home to 24,000 people , unsafe . Resident Tracy Murphy upon returning to house : ` ` My whole , entire life is gone ''
Mississippi River expected to crest at 26 feet at Burlington , Iowa , on Wednesday . Farmer and student among five flood-related deaths , official says . Fire official says Cedar Rapids neighborhoods , home to 24,000 residents , unsafe . Resident Tracy Murphy upon returning to house : `` My whole , entire life is gone ''