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Water Ebbs in North Dakota

But Souris River flooded 4,000 homes

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 26, 2011 3:33 PM CDT

(AP) – The Souris River began a slow retreat from Minot today with no further flood damage in the city, but officials warned danger would remain for several days until the highest water passed. More than 4,000 homes and hundreds of businesses flooded when the Souris flowed over levees Friday, but crews have dealt only with isolated problems since then, including a leaky dike that was reinforced last night. Click to read about how the town is dealing with the disaster.

The Army Corps of Engineers was sandbagging in Sawyer and Velva, two small downsteam towns of just a few hundred people, that face crests later this week.

Water from Lake Darling, bottom, passes through the Lake Darling Dam, left, and into the swollen Souris River Friday, June 24, 2011 about 19 miles west of Minot, ND. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

A home and three vehicles are surrounded by the Souris River flood waters in the Minot, ND, neighborhood of Oak Park Saturday, June 25, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this aerial photo flood waters from the Souris River surround a house near Burlington, ND, Friday, June 24, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

Nearby residents watch Erik Anderson, an evacuated resident of Minot, ND, play Bach on his cello in the parking lot of the Longfellow Elementary School near the Souris River in Minot, June 25, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

Erik Anderson, an evacuated resident of Minot, ND, plays Bach compositions on his cello in the parking lot of the Longfellow Elementary School near the Souris River in Minot Saturday, June 25, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

Debris floats up to a home for sale from the Souris River flood waters in the Minot, ND, neighborhood of Oak Park Saturday, June 25, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this aerial photo flood waters from the Souris River surround a church near Burlington, ND, Friday, June 24, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this aerial photo flood waters from the Souris River surround a house near Burlington, ND, Friday, June 24, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this aerial photo flood waters from the Souris River continue to rise and consume neighborhoods in Burlington, ND, Friday, June 24, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

In this aerial photo, a Conoco gas station is surrounded by sand bags, the flood waters of the Souris River, and an oil slick Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, ND. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

The Arrowhead Shopping Center is surrounded by sand bags and the flood waters of the Souris River Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, ND. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

A man and boy look at the Souris River flood waters in the Minot, ND, neighborhood of Oak Park Saturday, June 25, 2011. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

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