| Linton Flooding |
| Clifford Naylor |
| 3/26/2009 |
| Five days after flood waters rushed through Emmons County and the city of Linton the National Guard is working hard to keep the city afloat and protect residents from harm. Twenty-two soldiers have surrounded old town and are paroling the neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding to keep residents from returning to their homes. Many houses have been under water since Sunday and structural damage has likely occurred making it unsafe for anyone to re-enter residences in Old Town. "Their whole world has been turned upside down, their house is gone, their vehicle is gone, all their worldly possessions are pretty much gone," says Jarrett Dinius, of the ND National Guard. The guard says toxic waste in flood waters also pose a risk to anyone venturing into Old Town. Check Points have been set up at all entrances to the flooded area of town and three pump stations have been brought in from Devils Lake to assist the city public works department so lift stations providing clean water to the rest of the town don`t fail. About 70 homes in Old Town are under water because of flooding from Beaver Creek and Spring Creek. |
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