As of 10:15 AM Pacific time, the Red River is at 40.66 and still rising quickly.
- Bismarck has cancelled school sporting events and is preparing its gyms for use as evacuation centers.
- Fargo has started evacuating its nursing homes and hospitals to other, safer locations. Neo-natal infants are already transferring into MedCenter One in Bismarck.
- A section of Fargo just south of the downtown is under mandatory evacuation after a small breach was found overnight in a dike there. From the reports I've read, it sounds like they've managed to stem that flow but people are not being allowed back in.
- People living in other parts of the city are being told to prepare for evacuation; those in the most critical areas are being asked to relocate children and pets immediately.
- And I know I usually have harsh words for Northwest Airlines but today, it's making a difference and deserves a pat on the back...NW has moved 2 airliners to Fargo that will be used to help with evacuation.
My stupid person award today goes to:
- An CNN photographer who climbed up on a sandbag dike to shoot photos.
The photographer was promptly arrested. Kudos to the officer making the arrest!
Sheesh...a picture might be worth a thousand words but is it really worth putting the lives and homes of thousands of people at risk? People have been ordered to stay off the dikes for fear additional weight will compromise them further. Some people just have no common sense.
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