North Dakota Town Hit With Historic Floods (Photos)

A rainbow towers over a flooded section of downtown on June 25, 2011 in Minot, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The overflowing Souris River flooded the town of Minot, North Dakota, over the weekend, forcing thousands to evacuate.

Residents may have to wait several weeks before they can even survey their homes again, according to a report from Reuters news agency.

It is going to be a very slow process of drying out these wetted areas over the next probably two to three weeks, Allen Schlag, a National Weather Service worker, told Reuters.

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The floodwaters reached historic proportions after it reached 13 feet above normal, breaking a 120-year-old record.
A home is surrounded by floodwater as the Souris River crests as seen from the air June 26, 2011 in Minot, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A home is surrounded by floodwater June 26, 2011 in Burlington, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Floodwater nearly covers a street sign June 26, 2011 in Burlington, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Water from the rising Souris River floods a neighborhood on June 25, 2011 in Minot, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Businesses are surrounded by floodwater as the Souris River crests as seen from the air June 26, 2011 in Minot, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Homes are surrounded by floodwater as the Souris River crests as seen from the air June 26, 2011 in Minot, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Emergency workers head out to survey flood damage June 26, 2011 in Burlington, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Emergency response workers navigate floodwater from the Souris River on June 25, 2011 in Minot, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A water slide is surrounded by floodwater as the Souris River crests as seen from the air June 26, 2011 in Minot, North Dakota. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)


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