Photo: #A time lapse video shows the process of filling thousands of sandbags at the Fargodome Tuesday.

Red River Floods of 2009


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Red River Floods of 2009

Video: Time lapse of sandbag operations at Fargodome

by Than Tibbetts, Minnesota Public Radio

A time lapse video of sandbagging operations at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. Officials estimate the city needs two million sandbags to protect from the rising flood waters of the Red River. The time lapse shows approximately 20 minutes.

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