Authorities have announced the opening of three recovery centers in North Dakota on Monday to help victims of the Souris River flooding, as flood waters reportedly begin to recede today.

Assistance programs are underway and local residents affected by the record-breaking flooding are invited to visit locations to find out more about help available, and to have their questions answered.
There will be two centers opening in Minot, as well as one in Bismarck.
However, Gov. Jack Dalrymple clarified that residents need not visit the centers in person to register for disaster assistance, as that can be done online or by phone.
Anxiety over the weekend eased somewhat as it emerged that emergency levees did not break despite waters reaching 1,561.7 feet above sea level – nearly four feet above the 1881 record.
Early Saturday, Minot – North Dakota's fourth largest city with a population of around 36,000 – officials were anxious about coming storms. But by the evening, Mayor Curt Zimbelman reported to applause that the river level would not rise to what they had feared.

Edited by Jess T.