Residents begin taking down sandbag dikes
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The city of Fargo needs volunteers again.

Marv/News Center 6:
This time to help residents break down and remove the sandbag dikes. The clean up will start Thursday in southwest Fargo. And as John Foster reports, it will take a community effort to get the job done.

Sounds Of... Loading Sandbags

John Foster/News Center 6:
Kyle Nelson worked six hours yesterday, and started at four this morning tearing down the dike around his father's house. He says cleaning up is tougher

Kyle Nelson/Fargo:
It's a group effort, it was excellent putting down the dike, and this is probably more work taking it off, because the sand is compacted and there's a lotta water in the sand.

Sounds Of... Wheelbarrow

John Foster/News Center 6:
Fortunately Kyle has some help today, but after this dikes removed, there's still plenty of bags left.

Ben Nelson/Moorhead:
We'll pretty much be here all day, there's gonna be a lot of work, a lot to do, he has a couple of more houses that he has and we're gonna do too, so it's gonna be a lotta work.

Sounds Of... Loading Bags

John Foster/News Center 6:
Kyle says volunteers will help ease the burden of clean up.

Kyle Nelson/Fargo:
Everyone should pitch in and help out, because there's a lotta people, elderly people or other people that just can't lift this amount of weight.

John Foster/News Center 6:
The city hopes they get a great turnout of volunteers for sandbag removal, otherwise the job will take even longer.

J. C. Sisk/Fargo:
I think it's really important, all the residents getting together, helping each other out, get all these sandbags moved away.

John Foster/News Center 6:
With the help of volunteers, the sandbags will be gone quicker, and life will get back to normal sooner, John Foster WDAY NewsCenter Six. The city will haul away old sandbags starting Thursday. Residents should leave their sandbags on the curb for pickup. If you would like to help remove sandbags, you can call the volunteer center at 241-6462 for more information. The clean up begins thursday in southwest Fargo.