Summary

Supers/Fonts:

Story Location: Comrey

State/Province: Minnesota

Shot Date: 05/14/2023

URL: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/flooding-forces-evacuations-in-southern-mn/89-5d2acb59-7e3f-4342-8c7b-8efead742cbf

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Newsource Notes:

Story Description:
Elements: PKG: of flooded roads; and pump; o of sandbagging; sots with resident - (no font) sots with farmer Bob Vierkamp;

Wire/StoryDescription:
COMFREY, Minn. Residents of a small town in southern Minnesota were forced to leave their homes after continuous rain led to flooding.
Many residents of Comfrey, Minnesota spent Sunday trying to minimize the damage from the flooding before evacuating.

Station Notes/Scripts:
COMFREY FLOODING-PKG



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[item]X1 | L3_Main | - | RESIDENTS FORCED TO EVACUATE AFTER FLOODING | COMFREY[/item][TAKE SOT]

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16:11:00

"We've had about nine, nine and-a-half inches here."

Steams of flood water

*nat pop*

and sounds of pumps.

*nat pop*

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{***SOT FULL***}16:11:07

"There's spots down there where its about 2 ½ feet deep. If not 3."



This small town of roughly 300 people.



[TAKE SOT]

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16:12:22

"The apartments are underwater."



Is trying to keep it's head above water.



[TAKE SOT]

{***SOT FULL***}16:30:09



[TAKE SOT]

{***SOT FULL***}16:12:01

I've never seen anything like this Other people in town said it flooded real bad in '93 but they thought they had the problem solved.



the worst flooding in three decades.



Bob Vierkamp



just planted his crops and this water...



[TAKE SOT]

{***SOT FULL***}

16:11:31

It was all planted a week ago "



it's overwhelming.



"and now its underwater. The whole crop."

[TAKE SOT]

{***SOT FULL***}16:11:38

"It's gonna devastate the farmers, its gonna devastate the whole community."



This community has witnessed loss at the hands of mother nature before.



[TAKE SOT]

{***SOT FULL***}16:10:50

"This is not common in Comfrey, this is a devastation again just like the tornado."



but no task -- is ever TOO BIG for this SMALL TOWN.



[TAKE SOT]

{***SOT FULL***}16:14:52

"and we have for the hope church."

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