CROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) — Volunteers, response teams and National Guard members in northwestern Minnesota wrapped up sandbagging after a two-day effort to fortify the city of Crookston from an expected record flood along the Red Lake River.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz authorized 100 members of the Guard to assist after heavy rains forced the the tributary of the Red River to spill its banks.
Forecasters are predicting the Red Lake River to crest near 29 feet. The record high water mark was 28.4 feet in 1997.
No injuries or damages have been reported and the city has not asked anyone to evacuate. Meanwhile, officials in East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota, activated some of their permanent flood protection measures.
(By the Associated Press.)
