North Dakota Counties Deal With Flooding After Heavy Rains

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Bottineau and Renville counties in northern North Dakota are dealing with flooding after a weekend of heavy rain.

Storms brought as much as 9 inches of rain to some areas. Bottineau County Road Superintendent Rich Gimbel tells KXMC-TV that road culverts can't handle all the water on fields and in ditches, so crews are cutting open some roads to keep water flowing and away from farmhouses.

The Minot Daily News reports that the runoff also is pushing up the level of the Souris River in the region, but no major flooding is expected.