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Disasters

Eyewitnesses describe frantic search for loose Duluth zoo animals

Eyewitnesses describe frantic search for loose Duluth zoo animals

As heavy rain flooded the Lake Superior Zoo Tuesday night, no one was there to notice that a polar bear and two seals had escaped from their enclosures. What happened?
by Madeleine Baran

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8-year-old recounts ride through culvert

An 8-year-old boy who was sucked into a culvert during record-setting rain in Duluth says his six-block ride through the storm sewer felt like 100 miles.

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After deluge, Duluth will turn to federal government for help

After deluge, Duluth will turn to federal government for help

Duluth is beginning the arduous task of taking stock of the devastating damage left behind from Wednesday's historic floods, but this much is clear: The city is going to need to helping hand from the federal government to put itself back together again.
by Dan Kraker

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Photos: Duluth seals, bear moved to Como Zoo

Photos: Duluth seals, bear moved to Como Zoo

The harbor seal that made headlines for being photographed after escaping from the Lake Superior Zoo during the torrential rain and flooding that inundated Duluth has a new, temporary home.

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Photos: Gooseberry River in full roar after record storm

Photos: Gooseberry River in full roar after record storm

Record rainfall sent the river running through Gooseberry Falls State Park, north of Two Harbors, Minn., into a full roar on Wednesday.

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Photos: Damage, destruction in wake of record Duluth flood

Photos: Damage, destruction in wake of record Duluth flood

Up to 10 inches of rain fell in torrents over the city of Duluth on Wednesday, flooding rivers and creeks and overwhelming the city's storm water system. State and local emergency management officials will begin to assess the damage Thursday.

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Several state parks are still closed because of flood damage

Several state parks are still closed because of flood damage

Cheri Zeppelin, DNR information officer for the northeast region, tells Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer how the flood has impacted Minnesota state parks.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Q&A: Lake Superior Zoo sustains damage in flood

Q&A: Lake Superior Zoo sustains damage in flood

Two seals escaped from the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth early this morning and 11 barnyard animals drowned after heavy rains flooded the facility and surrounding areas.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Duluth, NE Minn. reeling after torrential rains, flooding

Duluth, NE Minn. reeling after torrential rains, flooding

Flash floods, sinkholes that swallow cars and more rain on the way. Duluth this morning is struggling with flooding unseen in decades.

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