A New Day and New Troubles for Minot
Several water mains have broken in Minot and their storage is down to about 10% of capacity. City water is for essential use only.
Minot Air Force Base is on municipal water. That is difficult to believe. I would have thought that one of America’s prime nuclear defense bases would have some redundancy.
There is only one north / south route open in the city. It can take several hours. This is despite the mayor banning all unnecessary travel.
Here is one of the best illustrations I have seen of the flood issues in Minot.
Looking down on the rooftops of homes from on top of a temporary emergency levee in Minot, N.D., June 26, 2011. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is assisting the North Dakota communities in the Souris River basin fighting record flooding. USACE photo by Shannon Bauer
Here is another:
A crane was lost to the high water in the process of building a temporary emergency levee in Minot, N.D. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is assisting the North Dakota communities in the Souris River basin fighting record flooding. USACE photo by Shannon Bauer
The water level continues to drop. Projections show that the Souris River will remain above the old flooding record for over a week. It is still above the main levees. Levee repairs will have to be made before any pumping from flooded areas can be done.
Table of contents for Minot flood 2011
the attachments to this post:
5875609602_c6a9e34342
5875609592_4725eb51b7
