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Oslo by airboat

Posted at 12:55 PM on April 18, 2011 by Bob Collins
Filed under: Floods 2011

With little fanfare, the Mississippi River dropped below major flood stage in Saint Paul this morning.

Meanwhile, the Red River has not dropped below flood stage at Oslo, according to this image, snapped by the Minnesota Department of Homeland Security.

flooding_oslso_apr_18.jpg

The only way in or out of Oslo is by airboat...

Wherever you see trees in the video, is where the normal channel of the river is.

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