Minot crest nears, lower than forecast
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This article was published 26/06/2011 (5320 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
THE Souris River neared a lower-than-expected crest Saturday in Minot, where city officials hoped to ride out the high water without losing more than the thousands of homes already damaged by extensive flooding.
The river had been expected to peak Saturday evening at some 8.5 feet above major flood stage, but it levelled off hours earlier and the National Weather Service dropped the projection by nearly two feet as the upstream flows weakened.
It was a brief boost for a city that has already taken a heavy blow. Mayor Curt Zimbelman said more than 4,000 homes had been flooded in an evacuation zone of neighbourhoods nearest the river. About 11,000 people were ordered out earlier this week.
Meanwhile, rain fell Saturday evening as volunteers in Melita, 340 kilometres of Winnipeg, worked to repair downed tube dikes near the townsite.
— The Associated Press / staff
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