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Slideshow: The flood fight continues

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An Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter airlifts a one-ton bag filled with sand to the Oak Grove neighborhood in Fargo. Bringing sand into the area was not possible over land due to two contingency dikes built to protect the city in case of another breach in the levee.
MPR Photo/Than Tibbetts
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Headstones in the Riverside Cemetery were overcome
Headstones in the Riverside Cemetery were overcome with floodwaters in Fargo Saturday, March 28, 2009.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Signs posted by those who left
Residents who have left their homes in the Oak Grove neighborhood in Fargo taped signs listing their contact information and whereabouts to their doors.
MPR Photo/Than Tibbetts
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Blackhawk helicopter delivers a 'sand balloon'
An Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter airlifts a one-ton bag filled with sand to the Oak Grove neighborhood in Fargo. Bringing sand into the area was not possible over land due to two contingency dikes built to protect the city in case of another breach in the levee.
MPR Photo/Than Tibbetts