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Fargo asks for help to hold back Red River flood »

Posted by: ap 8 months, 1 week ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The threat of flooding from the rising Red River has city officials considering everything to protect the city — even a portable ...

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In Fargo, alcohol sales rose along with Red River »

Posted by: ap 7 months, 4 weeks ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — In the debate over which businesses are essential during an emergency, many local liquor stores and bars had no doubt about ...

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White House: Obama is keeping tabs on ND flooding »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama is keeping a watchful eye on the flood threat in North Dakota.

Press secretary Robert Gibbs ...

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UANL::“El Rio Fiera…” 100 Years after the Floods »

Posted by: uanl 1 month, 1 week ago in Style

Last August 27th, but 100 years ago -in 1909- Monterrey City suffered from the Big Floods, mainly in "San Luisito" town. The UANL launched the ...

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Outside Fargo, a flood fight without the spotlight »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

OXBOW, N.D. (AP) — Adrenaline and two hours of sleep got Mike Wieser through the night. But as he gasped for air and looked wearily ...

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Fargo, ND, officials to raise dikes as river rises »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — As the Red River rises into "uncharted territory," officials Thursday pleaded for thousands of volunteer sandbaggers, readied their evacuation plans, and ...

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Record Fargo flood forecast; prayer replaces jokes »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's largest city moved to the brink of potentially disastrous flooding Thursday, with earlier optimism fading as officials predicted ...

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Volunteers scramble as Fargo nears record flooding »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's largest city moved to the brink of potentially disastrous flooding Thursday, with earlier optimism fading as officials predicted ...

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New estimate raises ND flood higher than sandbags »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Bad news turned dire Thursday for residents scrambling in subfreezing temperatures to pile sandbags along the Red River: After they spent ...

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Cracks in levee force evacuations in Fargo, ND »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Officials ordered the evacuation of one Fargo neighborhood and a nursing home late Thursday after authorities found cracks in an earthen ...

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Red River tops historic marker, undermines dike »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Red River broke a 112-year-old record early Friday and was eroding a dike in an area south of downtown, forcing ...

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800 more Guard troops called up for Fargo flood »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo officials are calling in more National Guard troops and asking people to stay off major streets to protect against flooding ...

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One-third of Moorhead, Minn., asked to evacuate »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — Officials in the flood-plagued city of Moorhead have asked about one-third of the households in the city to evacuate ahead of the ...

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Thousands flee Fargo ahead of menacing floodwaters »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Thousands of shivering, tired residents got out while they could and others prayed that miles of sandbagged levees would hold Friday ...

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Dam bursts near Indonesian capital, killing 69 »

Posted by: ap 8 months ago in News

CIRENDEU, Indonesia (AP) — Soldiers and police dug through piles of mud and debris Saturday looking for bodies after a dam burst outside Indonesia's capital ...

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