Story:
Morehead, Minnesota (3/19/2010) - The Red River in Morehead is flooding and will crest on Sunday. To crest means to reach the highest point that you are ever going to reach. This Sunday, the Red River is going to really overflow its banks.
The River is already 30 feet high and is still rising. The city of Morehead is already flooded and the farms around the city are under water. The National Guard is on standby for Sunday and volunteers are putting up sandbag barriers to stop the water from getting too far. So far 1 million sandbags have been laid out.
Right now they are just worried that the water will start freezing because it is getting cold again.
Questions:
1) Where did this story take place?
2) When did this story take place?
3) What does 'crest' mean?
4) What is the name of the river that is flooding?
5) How high is the river?
6) How many sandbags have they used so far?
Info and video from MSNBC
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