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Residents of Minot, North Dakota, have been fighting the Souris River for weeks. Today sirens sounded, alerting them of mandatory evacuations in areas where the waters spilled over the levees.
The river had been expected to top the levees Thursday morning, but Mayor Curt Zimbelman warned Wednesday morning that it would likely happen sooner. Sirens began sounding around 1 p.m. local time, according to the BBC.
"Resident in the affected areas need to prepare immediately for the oncoming floodwaters and expect high water to last for many days," the National Weather Service said early Wednesday.