Residents of North Dakota Fear Levee Break
The latest blow to North Dakota, after residents have scrambled to protect their homes and business from rising flood waters, are continued winter storms. The snow that has fallen could raise the levels of the rising rivers once it has melted.
The freezing temperatures, along with 30 mph winds, are weakening the levees that are holding the waters that are now well above flood-stage. Chunks of ice that have frozen in the river could hit the levees as they flow with the currents.
Engineers have recently discovered a crack in the dikes that they have been monitoring around the clock. The crack discovered has been checked-on every 15 minutes for significant weaknesses that could flood the city of Fargo. If this crack has grown, officials are prepared to call in the Army Corps of Engineers to evacuate the city. Corps officials are ready in a nearby parking lot.
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Tags: Flood Preparedness, flood restoration, North Dakota Flood
