Fargo, N.D., is gearing up its flood-fighting resources in preparation for expected major flooding.
A level of 30 feet is considered major flooding, and forecast mild temperatures could raise river levels to 32 feet in the U.S. city by Monday, the U.S. National Weather Service said in an updated forecast Monday.
The official flood mark is 18 feet in Fargo; the level was 16.73 feet early Tuesday morning and was expected to hit 18.3 feet Wednesday, the weather service said.
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The city is building its barriers high enough to protect against a 44-foot-high crest.
Trap bag construction started Monday in Fargo. Trap bags are six-foot-tall flood-protection barriers that extend the length of city blocks.
Clay levees also went up Monday and delivery of sandbags to homeowners is to start Friday.
More than one million sandbags have been filled at the city’s sandbag central facility since it opened on April 3.
The city is preparing for its fourth major flood in five years. The crest is expected in late April.
In Manitoba, flood-fighting equipment such as sandbags, bagging machines and mobile pumps have been deployed to at-risk areas, including communities along the Souris and Assiniboine rivers.
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