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The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, was devastated from floodwaters from the overflowing Red River, which separates the towns of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The floodwaters reached an estimated 54 feet, which left many of the houses in both towns underwater. This caused the evacuation of thousands of people in and around both towns, including United States Air Force personnel and their families, assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
Floodwaters in the town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, begin to recede. The town was devastated from the overflowing Red River, which separates the towns of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The floodwaters reached an estimated 54 feet, which left many of the houses in both towns underwater. This caused the evacuation of thousands of people in and around both towns, including United States Air Force personnel and their families, assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
Northwest Airlines is greeted at Grand Forks Air Force Base with a welcoming committee of signs, media of all categories, the Salvation Army, and Brigadier General Kenneth Hess, his wife, Deb, and members of his staff. Grand Forks, North Dakota, Mayor Pat Owens and the Mayor of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Lynn Stauss, arrived on base to thank Northwest Airlines for its efforts in collecting needed supplies for the flood victims
The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, was devastated from floodwaters from the overflowing Red River, which separates the towns of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The floodwaters reached an estimated 54 feet, which left many of the houses in both towns underwater. This caused the evacuation of thousands of people in and around both towns, including United States Air Force personnel and their families, assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
North Dakota State Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCM) Terry Jacobson (left), North Dakota Air National Guard (NDANG) Headquarters (HQ), and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Herman, 119th Fighter Wing (FW), Hector Field (FLD), North Dakota (ND), remove plasterboard from the Hurricane Katrina flood damaged home of retired US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Earnest C. Smith in Biloxi, Mississippi (MS). The plasterboard must be removed because of mold that grew on it after it is submerged in the floodwaters from the storm surge
Flooding - North Sioux City, S. D. , June 17, 2011 -- Capt. Von Vandiver (left) and his Salvation Army crew from Sioux City, IA, take a break from serving food and beverages to members of the S. D. Incident Management Assistance Team in Dakota Dunes. FEMA and other federal agencies are supporting the State Incident Management Team in their effort to respond to flooding along the Missouri River.
Wing Commander of Grand Forks Air Force Base Brigadier General Kenneth Hess and his wife, Deb, greet the parties responsible for off loading a 747 filled with much needed supplies for the families evacuated from their homes a week and a half ago. The flooding of the Red River caused some 50,000 residents to leave and flee to shelters in the sounding area and on base
North Dakota Air National Guard (NDANG) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Scott Breidenbach (center), 119th Fighter Wing (FW), Hector Field (FLD), North Dakota (ND), Chaplains assistant, helps brace steps leading up to house built on stilts in Pearlington, Mississippi (MS). NDANG TSGT Breidenbach is a part of a secondary search and rescue (SAR) team assigned to look through homes flooded by the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina
Terry Hanson, Finance Director for the Office of Urban Development, prepares checks for the signatures of Pat Owens, Mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Lynn Strauss, Mayor of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. One check will go to each head of the household to people living in the shelter on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, as well as the many other victims that suffered losses. Each resident must register with Foundation First in order to receive the money. An anonymous donor made a donation of $2,000 to each resident of the two towns. Many residents of the towns completely lost their homes when the Red River rose to 54 feet
Army Private Mark Sertich, assigned to the 188th Air Defense Artillery Battalion, from the North Dakota Army National Guard, directs traffic in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as citizens begin to return to their homes located in the town. The National Guard has set up roadblocks at all points entering into the flooded areas in both East Grand Forks, Minnesota, and Grand Forks, North Dakota. They are there to prevent looting and help disaster relief agencies deal with the devastation caused by the Red River flood that effected the two towns
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Base: Grand Forks
State: North Dakota (ND)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul R. Caron, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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27/04/1997
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