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Aug 28, 2007 7:20 am US/Central
FEMA Arrives In Flooded Southeastern Minnesota
Rushford, Minn. (AP) ―
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Rushford residents were warned again not to drink the water because of E. coli. (File)
Joyce Graciela Stellick
Workers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency arrived in flood-ravaged towns in southeastern Minnesota on Monday and began helping residents figure out how to put their lives back in order.
FEMA workers set up a station at the Red Cross staging area by 3 p.m. and listened as residents told their heart-wrenching stories from the flood.
Also Monday, Rushford residents were warned again not to drink the water because of E. coli. They also were told that biting black flies and mosquitoes could carry the West Nile virus.
Mayor Les Ladewig said chlorine had been added to the water supply, and it could take one or two weeks to get the system working properly.
Back at the Red Cross building, Marian Evenson picked up a mop head, some hangers and a box of stroganoff mix.
"I need some rope," she said. "No, I'm not going to hang myself, but I've felt like it a couple of times."
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