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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
Pat Owens (in yellow), Mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota (ND), and Lynn Stauss, Mayor of East Grand Forks, Minnesota (MN), 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 city of Grand Forks was severely flooded when the Red River rose to a height of 54 feet, which wiped out all of East Grand Forks, MN, and 90 percent of Grand Forks, ND
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
United States Coast Guardsman patrol the flooded Red River, located between Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The Coast Guard deployed personnel to help support victims of the massive flood. The flooding of the Red River caused some 50,000 residents to leave and flee to shelters in the surrounding area and on Grand Forks Air Force Base
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
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
The town of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, suffered severe damage from the flooding waters of the Red River. The contents of homes were submerged underwater
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
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
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
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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27/04/1997
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