Minot, ND – The Souris River began a long, slow retreat in Minot on Sunday, leaving behind an arduous rebuilding job for more than 4,000 homeowners and hundreds of business operators.
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The Souris topped out Sunday nearly 2 feet below projections heading into the weekend, and it appeared damage might not extend beyond the homes and businesses that took on water Friday. Officials warned against overconfidence until the river fell enough to take the pressure off levees. The National Weather Service projected the river would decline 2 feet by midweek.
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Dear Rockland County,
This is what real flooding looks like. This is what happens when river banks can not hold the water and crests over into an entire community drowning homes and belongings (and sometimes, unfortunately, people). This is not to diminish the destruction that comes from flooding due to backed up drain systems that can not tolerate the density in population in some areas and a couple hours of downpour, but please understand the difference.
The Souris had caused plenty of tsorres.