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Disaster strikes North Dakota as flooding of the Souris River sets records
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A home breaks apart as it is engulfed by Missouri River flood waters, Wednesday, June, 22, 2011 in the Hoge Island area of Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Brian Gehring)In this photo provided by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, a temporary levee in Minot, N.D., nears overtopping from the Souris River, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Moes)In this photo provided by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, soldiers with the North Dakota National Guard places sandbags on a temporary levee in Minot, N.D., Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Patrick Moes)The Flooding Souris Rriver flows over a foot bridge in Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. The river, which begins in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and flows for a short distance though North Dakota, was all but certain to inundate thousands of homes and businesses during the next week. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)Construction crews build up the dike along the Souris River in Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)Rising Souris River water breaches the 4th St. dike behind Michelle Benjamin's home in Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)Minot residents, Joshua Benjamin, left, and Leo Petrus help evacuate the contents of a home from on 4th St. in Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)Minot residents, Darrin Cox, left, and Shawna Newell help evacuate the contents of a home on 4th St. in Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)An evacuated apartment building is seen in Minot, N.D., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)Lucas Haag takes picture of a flooded pedestrian bridge. in Minot, N.D., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)Water fills the streets in the Oak Park neighborhood of Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)The Grandstands of the North Dakota Fair Grounds is surrounded by a dike in Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)Flooding from the Souris river sweeps across the landscape on the outskirts of Minot, N.D., Wednesday afternoon June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/The Grand Forks Herald, Christian Randolph)Water flows from Lake Darling into the Souris River on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Lake Darling is located about fifteen miles north of Minot, ND. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)A farm is covered in water near Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. As many as 10,000 people raced to evacuate Wednesday as water began spilling over Minot's levees. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)A home is surrounded by water near Minot, N,D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)The flooding Souris River flows through Minot, N.D., Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)The swelling Souris River runs through Minot, N.D. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)A church is protected from the Souris River by a land dike near the Broadway Bridge in Minot, N.D., as seen on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Carrie Snyder, The Forum)Carl and Barb Clemetson watch as the swollen Souris River makes its way closer to their house, top left, from the Broadway Bridge in Minot, N.D., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Forum, Carrie Snyder)Crews continue to reinforce an earthen levee along the Souris River Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Minot, N.D. The Souris River is expected to rise significantly, creating more havoc for Minot. The workers and National Guard members were the only people to be seen after as many as 10,000 residents, or about one-fourth of Minot's population, were evacuated to safety. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Crews continue to reinforce an earthen levee along the Souris River Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Minot, N.D. The Souris River is expected to rise significantly, creating more havoc for Minot. The workers and National Guard members were the only people to be seen after as many as 10,000 residents, or about one-fourth of Minot's population, were evacuated to safety. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Crews continue to reinforce an earthen levee along the Souris River Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Minot, N.D. The Souris River is expected to rise significantly, creating more havoc for Minot. The workers and National Guard members were the only people to be seen after as many as 10,000 residents, or about one-fourth of Minot's population, were evacuated to safety. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)A semi tractor trailer hauling more dirt for trap bag levees is seen just above a levee that cuts off a section of Central Ave. from downtown Minot, N.D. near the swollen Souris River Thursday, June 23, 2011. The Souris River is expected to rise significantly, creating more havoc for Minot. The workers and National Guard members were the only people to be seen after as many as 10,000 residents, or about one-fourth of Minot's population, were evacuated to safety. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)A home on the west side of Minot, N.D. is mirrored by the rising Souris River Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Minot, N.D. Officials in North Dakota's fourth-largest city said Thursday they had done all they could to protect critical infrastructure from the rising Souris River as it headed toward a record flood. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)National Guard soldiers haul sandbags and work on pumps on an earthen levee protecting the Minot, N.D., water treatment plant Thursday, June 23, 2011. North Dakota authorities expanded an evacuation order Thursday for the state's fourth-largest city, citing danger from the rising Souris River. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)Mike Mertz, left, and Chirs Delker load a mattress onto a trailer as they help Chris' father evacuate his home Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Minot, N.D. North Dakota officials expanded the evacuation area as the Souris River surged. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Tribune Media M
A neighborhood is submerged by flood waters from the Souris river in Minot, North Dakota, Thursday, June 23, 2011. (Christian Randolph/Grand Forks Herald/MCT)Flood waters begin to pour through a breached levee and flood the Minot Country Club Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Minot, N.D. Officials in North Dakota's fourth-largest city said Thursday they had done all they could to protect critical infrastructure from the rising Souris River as it headed toward a record flood. (AP Photo/The Grand Forks Herald, Christian Randolph)A neighborhood is submerged by flood waters from the Souris river in Minot, North Dakota, Thursday, June 23, 2011. (Christian Randolph/Grand Forks Herald/MCT)Police tape floats near a fire hydrant in flood waters from the Souris River in an evacuated western neighborhood of Minot, N.D. Friday, June 24, 2011. The river is expected to break a more than century-old record on Friday and go 6 or 7 feet higher by this weekend. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)A thin coat of oil floats on the flood waters from the Souris River in an evacuated western neighborhood of Minot, N.D. Friday, June 24, 2011. About one-fourth of the city's 40,000 residents have evacuated their homes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Officials with the U.S. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife navigate in a fan boat with the Minot Police Dept. in response to 911 calls coming from a home in the evacuated Souris River flood zone Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D. The river is expected to break a more than century-old record on Friday and go 6 or 7 feet higher by this weekend. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Minot Police officers navigate via boat responding to 911 calls coming from homes in the evacuated Souris River flood zone Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D. The river is expected to break a more than century-old record on Friday and go 6 or 7 feet higher by this weekend. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo flood waters from the Souris River continue to rise and consume neighborhoods in Burlington, N.D., Friday, June 24, 2011. The river is expected to go as much as 6 or 7 feet higher over the weekend, fed by heavy rain upstream and water releases from Canadian reservoirs. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo flood waters from the Souris River surround a church near Burlington, N.D., Friday, June 24, 2011. The river is expected to go as much as 6 or 7 feet higher over the weekend, fed by heavy rain upstream and water releases from Canadian reservoirs. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo, an earthen levee continues to protect the Minot, N.D. train station from the flood waters of the Souris River Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot. North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the Souris River is flowing over most levees in Minot as it surges past a 130-year-old record level. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo, patrons of the Souris Valley Golf Course, center, continue to play the shortened course as flood waters from the Souris River continue to rise Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D. North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the Souris River is flowing over most levees in Minot as it surges past a 130-year-old record level. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo the flood waters of the Souris River flow through a neighborhood Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D., The Souris River set a record for flooding, rising so quickly that it could be seen climbing up the side of homes in the North Dakota city. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)The Arrowhead Shopping Center is surrounded by sand bags and the flood waters of the Souris River Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D. The Souris broke a more than 130-year-old record at noon when it measured 1,558.52 feet above sea level at the city's Broadway Bridge.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo the flood waters of the Souris River flow through a neighborhood Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D., The Souris River set a record for flooding, rising so quickly that it could be seen climbing up the side of homes in the North Dakota city. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo a farm house and barn is surrounded by flood waters from the Souris River near Velva, N.D., Friday, June 24, 2011. The river is expected to go as much as 6 or 7 feet higher over the weekend, fed by heavy rain upstream and water releases from Canadian reservoirs. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo a farm is covered by flood waters from the Souris River near Velva, N.D., Friday, June 24, 2011. The flooding Souris River has reached an all-time high at Minot breaking a record that stood for 130 years. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)The head of a lawn deer remains above the flood waters from the Souris River in an evacuated western neighborhood of Minot, N.D. Friday, June 24, 2011. About one-fourth of the city's 40,000 residents have evacuated their homes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)In this aerial photo, a Conoco gas station is surrounded by sand bags, the flood waters of the Souris River, and an oil slick Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D. North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the Souris River is flowing over most levees in Minot as it surges past a 130-year-old record level. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
