Flood preparations hit high gear
Brian Witthoeft and his son, Nick, transport sandbags in an ATV to lay a base around their 44 1/2 foot flood wall built around their south Moorhead, Minn. home while the Red River, upper left, rises on Monday, March 15, 2010.
AP Photo/Jay Pickthorn
The push is on today to build sandbag walls and temporary levees in several low-lying neighborhoods of Fargo and Moorhead. In some places, the work will go on around the clock until the areas are protected from the rising Red River. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio News reporter Dan Gunderson who spoke from city hall in Fargo.
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