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April 21, 1997
More than 3,000 evacuated Grand Forks residents were processed through
temporary housing Sunday at the Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Colburn Hvidston III/The Forum |
April 21, 1997
A line of sandbaggers reinforces a dike in the Greenfields subdivision
of southwest Fargo.
Andy Blenkush/The Forum |
April 21, 1997
A payloader is the best mode of transportation in some parts of extreme
southwest Fargo.
Andy Blenkush/The Forum |
April 20, 1997
Smoke and flames rise from the Security Building Saturday in Grand
Forks just hours after the rampaging Red River flooded the downtown
area.
Associated Press
Photo |
April 20, 1997
National Guardsman Tony Vondal carries Trip to safety after the floodwaters
forced the dog's owner, Sue Wylot, left, to flee her home in Grand
Forks
Colburn Hvidston III/The Forum |
April 20, 1997
Strong river currents push this street barricade throught downtown
Grand Forks Saturday afternoon after much of the city was evacuated.
Colburn Hvidsten III/ The Forum |
April 20, 1997
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April 20, 1997
A canoe travels west on the high end of Conklin Avenue, a part of
the Riverside Park area never previously flooded with surface water.
Colburn Hvidston III/The Forum |
April 20, 1997
A power boat transfers a Grand Forks woman to a National Guard troop
carrier Saturday after the town was evacuated.
Colburn Hvidston III/The Forum |
April 20, 1997
Dump trucks line up along Fargo's 40th Avenue South north of Centennial
Elementary School Saturday afternoon as they unload clay being used
to build a massive dike meant to protect the city north of there.
Dave Wallis/The Forum |
April 20, 1997
Brent Schwan, left, and Pat Healey, members of Valley Water Rescue
in Fargo, work with the Fourth Marine Division reserve unit to secure
plastic sheets to a dike already under water along Rivershore Drive
in Moorhead.
Andy Blenkush/The Forum |
April 20, 1997
Larry Jallo calls relatives from a Grand forks phone booth Saturday
to let them know water had reached the first floor of his home. Greg
Thomson sits at the rear of the boat.
Colburn Hvidston III/The Forum |