Reply With QuoteGlad no human deaths reported.....sorry about the zoo animals...no chance for some of them.
Duluth MN's State of Emergency.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/eve...cle/id/234914/Mayor Don Ness has declared a state of emergency in the city of Duluth, citing “significant damage, debris and popped manholes.”
If you live in a low area near the river, he said on his Facebook page, seek higher ground. He noted that crews are out in force and will be aided by people staying off the roads.
“We have a coordinated response with city, county, State Patrol, Coast Guard, Red Cross, and the feds ready to help,” Ness wrote. “I've been very impressed with the coordinated effort to this point. Thank you to the leaders from across the state offering their help and support. There is another band of rain on our way, so it is likely to get worse before it gets better.”
Evacuations are under way in the Fond du Lac neighborhood of Duluth and Thomson Township in Carlton County, and officials at the Lake Superior Zoo are assessing damage and counting their losses after animals drowned and some escaped in the flooding. Duluth fire and police crews helped zoo staff track down animals.
All animals are now accounted for.
At one point, the zoo’s polar bear, Berlin, was able to exit its exhibit. The female bear was darted by the zoo’s veterinarian and is safe in quarantine, said zoo spokeswoman Keely Johnson. None of the zoo’s dangerous animals got outside the perimeter fence, she said.
The Polar Shores exhibit, which housed the seals and Berlin, has been completely flooded out, according to zoo spokeswoman Keely Johnson. At one point the seal swam out of its exhibit and was found on Grand Avenue.
Johnson said many of the zoo’s animals have drowned, including all but one of the zoo’s barnyard animals. She said the zoo’s donkey, goats and sheep have died. She said it’s possible others have drowned, as flooding on the grounds have consumed some of the exhibits, such as the raven and vulture cages.
Glad no human deaths reported.....sorry about the zoo animals...no chance for some of them.
Crazy! Hope you all up there can stay safe!
Too bad that its not snow. Then Duluth could yawn at it and kick its butt like usual.
(right by UMD)
(by co-op)
(by the mall)
(overlooking the lake)
Holy ****, that's bad. Glad nobody was hurt and RIP zoo animals.
Heart breaker! Hope the little guy made out okay.
Those were some bad storms. Same ones that did wind damage to the south of where I live. Shame those animals died at the Duluth zoo.
Its hard to believe a city that sits high on the bluffs above one of the largest lakes in the friggin world, would have water run-off problems, sinkholes notwithstanding.
The zoo is in a crappy part of town (there are several) but it is of amazing quality for a small zoo. It sits in a wash with a creek running through it and it massively overflowed.
According to reports, two seals were swept out into town, but were returned safely. Berlin, the polar bear, was able to swim outside his enclosure, but remained in the zoo. He was tranquilized and lifted back into safety.
Its still raining in Minnesota, with many small town rivers raging from several days of heavy rain.
I am pretty sure we are going to get activated soon.
It feels weird sitting out here in VT watching this all happen. I want to be back home and assisting in recovery efforts
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47907779.../#.T-OvMBdDy8AIn Minnesota, residents around Moose Lake and Willow River were being evacuated, the Duluth News Tribune reported. The number of evacuees was not available but at least 30 percent of the community around Moose Lake was impacted by flooding, the town's administrator stated.
Across the border in Wisconsin, three bodies were found early Thursday inside two vehicles that had driven into a 50-foot-wide ditch left from a washed out county road.
I spoke to soon about no fatalities.....condolences to the families.
Looks a bit like Toowoomba & the Lockyer Valley (Queensland, Australia) around 10 January 2011. I feel for you folk, take care.
Rest in Peace.Originally Posted by JUNKHO
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