GRAND FORKS, N.D. There wasn't much dry land left in the citytoday for the few people who still were trying to get out to higherground as the Red River neared its record flood crest.
"There aren't any streets that you can get out of town (on)anymore without driving through water," Elwood Omdahl said as he leftGrand Forks this morning.
Frigid, sewage-fouled water from the bloated river covered 75percent of the 10 1/2-square-mile city today, and 90 percent of the50,000 inhabitants had fled, said Fire Department spokesman JerryVein.President Clinton planned to visit the flooded city on Tuesday,the White House said today.In the middle of the flood, a weekend fire …
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