CROOKSTON, MN (trfnews.i234.me) Sandbaggers are needed in the flood fight against the Red Lake River in Crookston. If you can help, you’re asked to sign in at the City Street Department, 319 3rd Avenue South.
Neil Berg here in crookston on a sunday morning were a sandbag operation going on here by the uh public library downtown uh police chief says the fire chief says they’re in desperate need of sandbaggers in fact they’re in danger of losing the library here to the red lake river along with the fire station so if you can help you’re asked to come to downtown crookston and help out with sandbag the existing dyke system here at crookston is built to 31 feet with some low spots and the forecasted crest now is 29 feet later this week um so you know the water levels are still continuing to rise through the evening we are in desperate desperate need of additional sandbaggers we’ve had uh several volunteers come out but they’ve been working through the night we need some relief for those we’re still in need of some dyke walkers also currently right now a couple low levels are on uh um south uh maine over by the fire hall and over here behind me on east robert over by the library those two locations are low and we’re we’re in fear of losing library and fire hall right now so we really need some help over there trying to get some volunteers and you’re that’s where you’re sandbagging that’s where the current efforts are right now that’s what we’re trying to build them up the water is rising as fast as we can throw sandbags down right now all right and and the forecast is still for 20 29 feet yeah we’re we’re just shy at 26 feet right now um uh the updated uh version i think i haven’t it’s 29 feet about uh monday afternoon or something around that area okay the sandbaggers need it in crookston i’m Neil Berg reporting for trfnews.i234.me
Volunteers Needed to Help Fight Flooding in Crookston – Sign Up at City Street Department on 319 3rd Ave. S.
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WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU BUILD A LBRARY NEXT TO A RIVER??????? DUMB DUMB
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Hope everyone stays safe