Slow Souris River rise nears a roar in Minot, N.D.

Friday, June 24, 2011 | 11:47 a.m. CDT

MINOT, N.D. — Geese and airboats on patrol shared the flooded streets of Minot on Friday as the Souris River thundered toward a record flood, rising so quickly that its progress could be seen inching up the side of homes in the North Dakota city.

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