N. Dakota, Minnesota Struggle With Flooding
From Times Wire Reports
Volunteers filled and stacked sandbags to protect homes in North Dakota and Minnesota from the rising Red River and its tributaries, swollen by a combination of melting snow and heavy rain.
Fargo, N.D., Mayor Bruce Furness said the city was preparing for a flood crest of 37 to 38 feet. On the Minnesota side of the Red River Valley, the Buffalo River went over its banks.
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