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April 7, 1997 - Governor carlson is seeking a federal disaster declaration for areas hit hardest by flooding in Minnesota. The governor made the announcement at the State Capitol, where government and emergency service leaders delivered the first of what will become DAILY Flood updates. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports: Governor Carlson says he's seeking a Presidential Disaster Declaration for many Minnesota counties hit hardest by the floods....floods HE says exceed the severity of those in 1993. Bite: 24-secs "and because of that...we can."
April 8, 1997 - Not that it's much consolation to the people losing their homes in the flood of 1997, or to the volunteers filling and stacking sandbags in the freezing cold, but it could have been worse. It could have been worse if there hadn't been the great flood of 1927, when man and nature conspired to cause one of the country's worst disasters ... worse if a flood seventy years ago hadn't forced a major change in the way we deal with disasters. Journalist John Barry is author of "Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed the World." John Barry's book is called "Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed the World." He'll be at Barnes & Noble in the Galleria in Edina at 7 tonight. Sun 28-MAY 20:01:01 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/200
April 8, 1997 - Several communities in the Twin Cities are fighting rising flood waters even though the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers aren't projected to crest until sometime this weekend. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
April 8, 1997 - Governor Carlson has sent a letter to Washington, asking the President to grant emergency assistance to flood victims and stricken counties. A Presidential declaration is expected to be rapidly expedited and retroactive to March 21-st. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports on the very latest details released by officials at the State Capitol: In his request, the Governor says 39 counties in the state need to be declared disaster areas...in need of state and federal emergency assistance funds. The Governor says money is needed for Disaster housing, small
April 8, 1997 - Governor Carlson has sent a letter to Washington, asking the President to grant emergency assistance to flood victims and stricken counties. A Presidential declaration is expected as early as today.... Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe report on the very latest details released by officials at the State Capitol this morning: In his request, the Governor says 39 counties in the state need to be declared disaster areas...in need of state and federal emergency assistance funds. The Governor says money is needed for Disaster housing, small business administration assistance, crisis counseling, individual grants and unemployment assistance. At a press briefing in the last hour (for use on midday-this time ref
April 9, 1997 - State officials say that despite the communities ravaged by spring flooding, residents and county leaders can take heart that the federal disaster declaration signed by the president means economic assistance is on the way. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports the number one priority TODAY remains on the HUMAN needs of the flooding. --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 6127 | TIME: 3:41 | OUTCUE: "...soc." --------------------------------------------------------- State Emergency Services Director Jim Franklin says many local officials in towns and counties that have NOT been officially declared a disaster area are worried they've been overlooked...but he offers this re-assurance: BITE:
April 9, 1997 - The National Weather Service has raised the projected crest on the Red River in Fargo Moorhead. It now stands at 39 to 39-and-one-half feet....a foot higher than the previous projection. The crest in Fargo is expected late Thursday or early Friday. The Red in Fargo this morning was at 35-point-59 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. As Minnesota Public Radio's Hope Deutscher reports....people living along the Red River wasted no time in building up their dikes.
April 9, 1997 - State officials say that despite the communities ravaged by spring flooding, residents and county leaders can take hear that the federal disaster delcaration signed by the president means economic assistance is on the way. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports that while the money will help communities and individuals begin planning for clean-up and recovery...the number priority TODAY remains on the HUMAN needs of the flooding. State Emergency Services Director Jim Franklin says many towns and counties that have NOT been officially declared are calling to say they're worried they've been overlooked...but he offers this re-assur
April 10, 1997 - Some of the people who have been fighting floods in various parts of the region FINALLY got some GOOD news today. In the northwest, forecasters DOWNGRADED their crest projections for the Red River at Fargo/ Moorhead. In west central Minnesota people who live along the Minnesota river in towns like Montivideo and Granite falls are watching the water receed and moving ahead with clean up and damage assessment. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports... | D-CART ITEM: 6349 | TIME: 4:26 | OUTCUE:soc
April 10, 1997 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on how Fargo-Moorhead learned they had as little as 36 hours to raise dikes by two feet because the Red River could go higher than earlier predicted. Hundreds of people worked through the night in an effort to beat the clock.