Spectators watch as water flows through Keystone Dam into the Arkansas River which has caused massive flooding downstream in Sand Springs, Oklahoma on May 24, 2019. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Teri Smith retrieves important belongings as floodwaters rise around his home in Yukon. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Floodwater from the Arkansas River surrounds a home in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma on May 26, 2019. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Tamicka Green is comforted by her husband Jackie Green as they prepare to evacuate from the Riverside Manufactured Home Community in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Floodwater surrounds mailboxes in the Town and Country neighborhood in Sand Springs, Oklahoma Nick Oxford for The New York Times
John Weber watches rising floodwater at a friends home in Muskogee, Oklahoma on May 25, 2019. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Debbie Giles wades through floodwater from the Arkansas River to rescue her cats from her home in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
An animal rescue team navigates through flooded streets in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Rescuers work to save a dog trapped in floodwaters in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Eric Thompson rescues cats trapped by flooding in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
A dog that was rescued from floodwaters in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Firefighter Shawn Smith rescues a cat that was trapped in a flooded home in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Firefighter Dalton Armstrong rescues a baby rabbit that was swimming in floodwaters in Webber's Falls. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
Philip Blair comforts a dog that was rescued from floodwaters in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma.