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Photos: A slow start to flood fight in Fargo-Moorhead

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Waiting for volunteers
Volunteers Cortney Dettwiler, left, and Ruthie Johnson wait to register community members interested in volunteering for Moorhead's 2011 flood fight on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Volunteer turnout was very light. Fewer than 60 people had registered by 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Johnson, a Moorhead police volunteer.
MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller

The rising Red River is expected to reach 39 to 41 feet this weekend, according to National Weather Service forecasters. The cities of Fargo and Moorhead are delivering sandbags to neighborhoods to construct temporary dikes.

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Red River flooding
As night descends, the flooding Red River continues to rise in Moorhead, Minn., on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. This location, which is accessible by a city street, will soon be covered by water.
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Waiting for volunteers
Volunteers Cortney Dettwiler, left, and Ruthie Johnson wait to register community members interested in volunteering for Moorhead's 2011 flood fight on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Volunteer turnout was very light. Fewer than 60 people had registered by 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Johnson, a Moorhead police volunteer.
MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller
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Work gloves
Dozens of work gloves are ready for use at Moorhead's volunteer flood center located on the campus of Minnesota State University-Moorhead.
MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller