Update on the flood preparations in Fargo

Checking the dike
A contractor walks along the top of a dike being built along the Red River (seen in the background) in Fargo as he measures the height of the dike with a laser level.
MPR Photo/Than Tibbetts

Thousands of sandbags will be filled and stacked again today in the Fargo-Moorhead area as residents and volunteers try to keep the rising Red River from flooding their communities.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio reporter Dan Gunderson, who has been monitoring the situation.

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