"In an announcement on Facebook early on Tuesday, May 3, the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department said nearby North Dakota Highway 5 is closed from North Dakota Highway 1 to North Dakota Highway 32 due to “possible imminent rupture of the Dam.”"
"CAVALIER, N.D. — The North Dakota National Guard is placing sandbags downstream of the Bourbanis Dam in eastern Cavalier County, west of Cavalier, North Dakota, which the Cavalier County Sheriff's Department says is in danger of rupturing.
In a Facebook post early on Tuesday, May 3, the Cavalier County Sheriff’s Department said nearby North Dakota Highway 5 is closed from North Dakota Highway 1 to North Dakota Highway 32 due to “possible imminent rupture of the Dam.”
On Tuesday morning, Gov. Doug Burgum authorized the North Dakota National Guard to dispatch two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to place one-ton sandbags to help stabilize the dam. The helicopters left Bismarck at 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday."
Ingrid Harbo reports for the Grand Forks Herald May 3, 2022.
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