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Duluth Flooding
An automobile navigates the high rushing water on the 200 block of East Seventh Street in Duluth, Minn., on Tuesday evening, June 19, 2012, after heavy rains hit the area. Floods fed by a steady torrential downpour forced road closures in northeastern Minnesota on Wednesday, and some people were being urged to evacuate their homes because of the rising St. Louis River. Interstate 35 and downtown tunnels in Duluth were closed and police recommended emergency travel only, warning that numerous sinkholes and washouts were making travel dangerous. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin )
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Duluth Flooding
A car is stranded in floodwaters rushing down the hillside in Duluth, Minn., early Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Hours of torrential rainfall have sparked major flooding across the city and along the North Shore of Lake Superior, with some homes being evacuated due to rising water. (AP Photo/Andrew Krueger, Duluth News Tribune)
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Duluth Flooding
Flood waters rush past a home and into the 600 block of East Third Street in Duluth, Minn., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, after heavy rains hit the area. Floods fed by a steady torrential downpour forced road closures in northeastern Minnesota on Wednesday, and some people were being urged to evacuate their homes because of the rising St. Louis River. Interstate 35 and downtown tunnels in Duluth were closed and police recommended emergency travel only, warning that numerous sinkholes and washouts were making travel dangerous. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin )
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DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Duluth Mayor Don Ness has declared a state of emergency because of serious flooding in his northeastern Minnesota city.
Ness tells The Associated Press it helps communicate the severity of the problem to the public and starts the process of obtaining federal disaster aid.
The mayor says the city is encouraging people to stay home, both because of the amount of standing and rushing water from heavy rains overnight, and the difficulty in spotting hidden hazards. He says they're also discouraging anyone from traveling into the city and through the city, both for their personal safety and so that they stay out of the way of emergency and maintenance crews.
Ness also spoke with Gov. Mark Dayton, who promised state help and plans to travel to Duluth on Thursday.
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