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NE Minn. flood recovery, 6 months later

9:50 AM, December 20, 2012

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With her mail piled up in front of her and sections of her home's siding decaying after being damaged by flooding in June from nearby Moosehorn Lake, Linda Berg spends a few quiet moments by herself looking out toward Moose Lake Elementary school Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 at her home in Moose Lake, Minn. Berg has moved out of the house she has lived in for more than 50 years after it was almost totally destroyed in flooding from nearby Moosehorn Lake. (Derek Montgomery for MPR)

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  • Drew Digby: Special projects manager for Carlton County and individual and family long term recovery coordinator for the Northland Flash Flood region.
  • Don Ness: Mayor of Duluth
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It's been six months since flash flooding wreaked havoc in northeastern Minnesota. We'll get an update on the recovery.

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