In case you missed it: Pence assures Midwest flood victims as damage tops $1 billion; 50,000 visitors overtake California town to see vibrant superbloom

Severe flooding that has overwhelmed communities in the Midwestern United States over the past week continued to wreak havoc as water levels on the Missouri, Mississippi and other rivers continued to rise.

The disaster was set in motion during the second week of March, when a 'bomb cyclone' struck the region, dropping heavy rain and triggering massive snowmelt, which led to an excess of runoff into rivers and waterways.

The flooding has led to several deaths, the evacuation of an entire town in Missouri and over $1 billion in damage. Thousands have had to flee their homes.

Some people had to leave their homes by boat when water levels rose so high in Roscoe, Illinois.

While many regions of the central U.S. have been affected by the flooding, communities around eastern Nebraska and western Iowa have been hit the hardest.

Eastern Nebraska is among the regions that have been hit the hardest by the catastrophic flooding; nearly 95 percent of the population has been affected by the floods, according to the state of Nebraska.

Vice President Mike Pence surveyed the damage in Omaha this week, ensuring locals that "help is on the way" and that the government is standing with the affected communities, according to the Omaha World-Herald.

A wet winter in California created a stunning display of bright, colorful flowers in the Anza-Borrego State Park in the southern part of the state.

Thousands of verbenas, desert sunflowers and evening dune primrose cover the land, with more to come.

However, thousands of tourists have been flocking to the area, snapping pictures and creating havoc for park officials.

The closest town, Lake Elsinore, has a population of 60,000. Officials estimate that at least 50,000 have come to see the blooms, stretching the region's resources thin.

"Our city is not made for Disneyland-size crowds," city officials wrote on their Facebook page, urging people to stay home.

The city said they will now charge visitors $10 to access parking areas and tour the mountainside.

"The 2019 superbloom is a natural phenomenon unlike anything the city has ever experienced," the press release said.

Southern Africa was hit with one of the worst natural disasters in decades when Cyclone Idai pounded the region.

More than 1,000 are feared dead after the cyclone hit Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Idai struck Mozambique at the strength of a Category 3 hurricane. About 65,000 people have been rescued in Mozambique, the AP reported. Many were found clinging to trees and waiting on rooftops.

Around 400,000 people have been displaced by the flooding in Mozambique as floodwaters submerged the coastal city of Beira and areas along the Pungue and Buzi rivers, the AP stated.

At least 2 million people are affected.

Ninety percent of the port city of Beira was destroyed, but people from other parts of the country are traveling to the city for aid.

"Food prices are sky-rocketing [in Beira],” said Rotafina Donco, Oxfam Country Director in Mozambique. Those rescued from the city and now living in transit camps have been without food for days, she said.

The rural nature of the damaged regions has made it difficult for aid workers to get to the areas.

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