Fighting the Flood

On June 10th and 11th, Roseau residents raised the city's dikes with sandbags, but they were unable to hold the river back, as it reached a record level of 23.2 feet.

Laying sandbags to raise the dike.

Laying sandbags near the river.

The dike broke in this area a few hours later.

The sandbag dike along the river.

Building the dike along the river.

Filling sandbags at a Roseau home.

Filling sandbags outside the Police Department.

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This page maintained by Alan Draves. All photos by Jeff Keinitz, Roseau Community Schools.