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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 28 > Thousands flee Fargo ahead of floods

Thousands flee Fargo ahead of floods

Red River expected to reach crest today, maybe 3 feet higher than previous record

By Patrick Condon and Dan Sewell / The Bulletin
March 28, 2009

FARGO, N.D. — Thousands of shivering, tired residents got out while they could and others prayed that miles of sandbagged levees would hold Friday as the surging Red River threatened to unleash the biggest flood North Dakota’s largest city has ever seen.

The agonizing....

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