Rebuilding after floods takes money and resolve
A van shows the depth of water outside a home in Rushford.
MPR photo/Mark Steil
Residents in southeastern Minnesota are cleaning up from weekend floods that killed seven people and damaged an estimated 4,000 homes.
Dave Smiglewski knows what it's like to rebuild a damaged town. Smiglewski is the mayor of Granite Falls, which fought two major floods in recent years. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Smiglewski about his city's experiences.
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