I grew up about 60 miles south east of Fargo, lived in Fargo for 4 years and still have a lot of friends there. I talked to a friend in West Fargo today and she told me as long as the sandbag dikes hold they'll be fine. It's hard to listen to the frustration in her because there has been flooding 4 of the last 12 years and no permanent solution has been put in place. Be it a diversion or tearing down all the houses around the river and building a permanent dike, something needs to happen. I'm very proud of my homeland for the way they have banded together to help each other out. They've endured a specially brutal winter this year and now this. Good people up there who deserve a break. Keep your fingers crossed the dikes hold!
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