Severe Flooding in North Dakota Forces Residents to Evacuate
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}June 24: In this aerial photo flood waters from the Souris River surround a house near Burlington, N.D., Friday. The river is expected to go as much as 6 or 7 feet higher over the weekend, fed by heavy rain upstream and water releases from Canadian reservoirs. (AP)
June 24: In this aerial photo flood waters from the Souris River continue to rise and consume neighborhoods in Burlington, N.D., Friday. The river is expected to go as much as 6 or 7 feet higher over the weekend, fed by heavy rain upstream and water releases from Canadian reservoirs. (AP)
June 24: Water from Lake Darling, bottom, passes through the Lake Darling Dam, left, and into the swollen Souris River Friday about 19 miles west of Minot, N.D. The flooding Souris River has reached an all-time high at Minot breaking a record that stood for 130 years. (AP)
June 24: Residents of Velva, N.D. use horse trailers to pack up their belonging before the flood waters from the Souris River arrive in Velva Friday.The river is expected to go as much as 6 or 7 feet higher over the weekend, fed by heavy rain upstream and water releases from Canadian reservoirs. (AP)
June 24: In this aerial photo a farm house and barn is surrounded by flood waters from the Souris River near Velva, N.D.,. The river is expected to go as much as 6 or 7 feet higher over the weekend, fed by heavy rain upstream and water releases from Canadian reservoirs. (AP)
June 24: Water from Lake Darling, top, passes through the Lake Darling Dam and into the swollen Souris River about 19 miles west of Minot, N.D. The flooding Souris River has reached an all-time high at Minot breaking a record that stood for 130 years. (AP)