FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) – Residents are being forced from an
estimated 60 homes in Washington County as the Missouri River
swells.
Andrea Noon of the Heartland chapter of the American Red Cross
says the mandatory evacuations were ordered in parts of Fort
Calhoun and Blair. The Red Cross opened a shelter Thursday in Fort
Calhoun to offer food and a safe place for the affected residents.
The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency confirmed the
evacuations.
A spokeswoman in the Washington County sheriff’s office says
deputies were helping residents in low-lying areas pack up their
houses on Thursday afternoon.