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    North Dakota Flood efforts [Image 1 of 6]

    North Dakota Flood efforts

    MINOT, ND, UNITED STATES

    06.23.2011

    Photo by Senior Airman Jesse Lopez 

    Minot Air Force Base

    Orange tags are tied to doors to signify an evacuated home as the Souris River is welling in size and breached dikes built to contain the water here June 23. By June 29, Mouse River pressures and heights will reach unprecedented levels - seven to ten feet higher than the all time record with pressures reaching approximately 16,000 cubic feet per second. On June 22, the river, breached the levees and the warning sirens sounded requiring the immediate evacuation of over 11,000 Minot residents to include nearly 1,000 Air Force Global Strike Command airmen.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 06.23.2011
    Date Posted: 06.24.2011 11:01
    Photo ID: 420289
    VIRIN: 110623-F-QY930-185
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 5.65 MB
    Location: MINOT, ND, US

    Web Views: 18
    Downloads: 4

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