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Republican majority leader, Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich deplanes a Gulfstream C-20B onto Grand Forks, Air Force Base, North Dakota, to view the damage done to Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Severe flooding due to an unusual snowfall, which melted away, ravaged both cities. Residents were forced to evacuate the cities to nearby shelter locations. The Air Base personnel housed nearly 3,000 people in emergency shelters, as well as taken many people into their own homes
After viewing the damage in Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich informs local governing officials of his plans to work with President William Jefferson Clinton on acquiring funds to rebuild the area. He made this announcement while on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, where thousands of city residents were forced to take refuge due to severe flooding
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
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
Brigadier General Kenneth Hess, Commander of Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, talks with Red Cross President Elizabeth Dole, during her visit to the shelters of the flood victims. Due to extensive flooding in the city of Grand Forks, nearly 3,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes and are temporarily housed at hangers at the base
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
Pat Owens, Mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Lynn Stauss (not shown), Mayor of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, arrive on Grand Forks Air Force Base for an interview with the press thanking Northwest employees for their efforts in collecting needed supplies for the flood victims. The flooding of the Red River caused some 50,000 residents to leave and flee to shelters in the sounding area and on base
Many cars and trucks were engulfed in the flood water from the Red River during the flood of April 1997 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The flooding caused some 50,000 residents to leave and flee to shelters in the sounding area and on Grand Forks Air Force Base
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
Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich arrives in a Gulfstream C-20B at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, to view the damage in Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Severe flooding ruined them both. All residents were forced to leave their homes and businesses to seek shelter on the Base as well as surrounding communities
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Base: Grand Forks
State: North Dakota (ND)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cohen A. Young, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
25/04/1997
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