Record Details:

Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS)

Main/General Business Number: Tel:Office (701)509-4966
Main/General Business E-mail Address: (hidden)
Website: http://mds.mennonite.net/projects/minotnd/


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Minot, ND

Disaster Description

Minot is home to approximately 45,000 people. It was founded in 1886 when a railroad company stopped for the winter. Currently, Minot is considered to be a ‘boom town’ for its rapid growth due to a large air force base just north of the city and because oil was recently found. While the economy is seemingly thriving in the area, approximately two thirds of households live below national median standards with nearly 13 percent of the population living below the poverty line.

The Souris River, also known as the Mouse River, divides the city of Minot in half, north and south. In late June, record flooding devastated the city of Minot, forcing nearly a third of the residents to evacuate and leaving more than 4,000 homes and businesses heavily damaged.



MDS Response

MDS is working closely with the Bible Fellowship Church, a Mennonite Brethren congregation. The church was heavily damaged by floodwaters.

The Congregational United Church of Christ will host MDS volunteers. Mattresses have been brought in for all volunteers. Bath and shower facilities are located within the church. There is a large, fully stocked kitchen that MDS volunteers can use.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

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MDS Update for July 26, 2012

URGENT NEEDS
Skilled electricians are needed in Minot, ND. The need is immediate and urgent. Local regulations have been eased to allow volunteer, skilled electricians to help bring the 4000 homes damaged by floodwaters up to code. Volunteers may serve for one week or more.

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Disaster: 2011 Floods

September 8, 2011
Volunteers continue to muck out homes and remove damaged carpets and belongings. In some of the over 4000 homes damaged, volunteers are spraying for mold mitigation.

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