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Josh Ishmael, left, and Will Mathews ride in a boat to dry ground in Burlington, N.D., on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
Friday, Jun. 24, 2011

Open quoteWe're no longer able to save the city.Close quote

  • JEROME GRUENBERG,
  • mayor of Burlington, N.D., as flooding is expected to wipe out a third of the 320 houses in the town
Photo: James MacPherson / AP | Source: AP