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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Search Search: Frigid North Dakota braces for record flood threat AFP - Sunday, March 29 FARGO, North Dakota (AFP) - - North Dakota residents Saturday anxiously watched freezing waters lapping the top of levees in the worst flooding in 112 years as President Barack Obama vowed help in battling nature. ADVERTISEMENT Officials fear some 30,000 people could be left homeless in the northern plains if the Red River breaks through levees protecting Fargo as well as Moorhead lying on the opposite bank in Minnesota. Some officials said they believed the crest had come Saturday, but the National Weather Service warned the river could rise further on Sunday. About 3,500 people have already been evacuated as this flat prairie state remained blanketed with snow and flooded waterways were closing in on isolated farms. Bitterly cold temperatures may have saved the city from an onslaught by preventing further melting of the thick snow pack, officials said. Downtown Fargo was largely empty after the mayor asked residents to stay off the roads -- a tense pause as they waited after days of nonstop working on the levees -- to see if the barriers would hold. Fargo's airport Saturday was packed with arriving Red Cross workers and journalists, as icy waters began breaching outlying levees along with miles of sandbag dikes thrown up in the past few days by thousands of desperate volunteers. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the situation remained "dangerous" and warned against anyone entering flooded areas. Officials said the river at Fargo early Saturday reached 40.8 feet (12.4 meters) -- a 112-year record level after the 1897 foot that reached 40.1 feet (12.2 meters) and only inches below the top of Fargo's tallest levee, which stands at 41.3 feet. Due to extreme frigid overnight temperatures at 12 degrees Fahrenheit (-11 Celsius), the NWS said in a statement that the "crest has been pushed to Sunday afternoon." River levels are expected to crest between 41 and 42 feet (12.5 meters-12.8 meters) Sunday, officials said, and hold that level for three to seven days. Obama vowed Saturday to do everything to help flood victims in both North Dakota and neighboring Minnesota. "We will do what must be done to help in concert with state and local agencies and non-profit organizations -- and volunteers who are doing so much to aid the response effort," he said in his weekly address. He has issued a major disaster declaration for both states to enable them to receive federal emergency funding. And acting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Nancy Ward has been dispatched to the region to help with relief operations. It is the first natural disaster to confront the fledgling Obama administration, which appears to be keen to avoid the mistakes of former president George W. Bush. The Bush administration was widely criticized for bungling its response to Hurricane Katrina which hit New Orleans in 2005 in one of the country's worst natural disasters. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the federal government was ready to house and feed 30,000 people for up to a week. "In the worst case scenario we could be dealing with 80,000 to 100,000 people evacuated," Napolitano told reporters, adding the vast majority would likely stay with family or friends. The Red Cross has also set up a website to allow family members to stay in touch if they are separated. FEMA said it had huge stockpiles for evacuees, including over 170,000 pre-packaged meals, 30,000 cots, 38,000 blankets, 50,000 hygiene kits, 66,043 gallons (250,000 liters) of water and 50 generators. Obama said the floods underscored the need for national unity to face the challenges confronting the country. "In facing sudden crises or more stubborn challenges, the truth is we are all in this together -- as neighbors and fellow citizens," he stressed. "That is what brought so many to help in North Dakota and Minnesota and other areas affected by this flooding. That is what draws people to volunteer in so many ways, serving our country here and on distant shores." Several key federal agencies were coordinating their efforts with the Department of Health and Human Services, with the Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard, Customs patrols, American Red Cross and Salvation Army also providing logistical support. As Fargo prepared a contingency plan for possible mandatory evacuations, officials said several hospitals, clinics and area colleges had already been emptied. "Right now we are going to focus on trying to save everything we have protected," said Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Obama's Presidency Obama launches major economies climate forumAFP - Sunday, March 29 Frigid North Dakota braces for record flood threatAFP - Sunday, March 29 Medvedev, Obama to agree arms declaration: KremlinAFP - Sunday, March 29 Obama puts Pakistan at center of Al-Qaeda warAFP - Saturday, March 28 Related Full Coverage Obama's Presidency What change will Obama bring? Will it affect the rest of us globally? 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