FEMA chief to survey Red River flooding

The red river crested at 36.99 ft in Fargo over the weekend. Much less than last years crest. Once the level returns to thirty ft the city of Fargo can start to remove the sand bags along the river. No major damage was done to the city and all major dikes and sandbag walls stood strong. Craig Fugate, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was expected to tour Fargo on Monday to survey the area's response to the high waters. 10 people have been rescued by the Coast Guard since the flooding has began. More than 1 million sandbags have been used to keep the water from damaging city property and neighborhoods.

I think that the two cities were very prepared and did a very good job. It is very impressive to see all this effort to go towards the flood efforts. They can use this year as something to look back on and use it to better prepare for next years flood. Maybe even put in a damn or a river diversion to prevent this issue completely in the future. It's nice to see that the whole nation will recognize the efforts minnesotans and north dakotans put in to disaster avoidance and prevention. Overall I'm very impressed at this years flood prevention efforts.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/03/22/severe.weather/index.html