A berm to a nuclear power plant in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, has collapsed early this morning, allowing flood waters of Missouri River reach processors and containment buildings and forcing the closure of the electrical energy.
Tonight, generating relief are cooling the nuclear material at the nuclear plant of Fort Calhoun.
The plant has not operated since April, and officials say that there is no danger to the public.
A spokesman for the Omaha Public Power District, Jeff Hanson, told Associated Press that the breached berm was not essential to the protection of the plant, although a crew will seek to determine whether it can be patched.
"It was an extra layer of protection, in that we have," said Hanson.
Nevertheless, federal inspectors are on the scene, and the Federal Government is therefore concerned that the head of the nuclear regulatory Commission is directed to the plant.
It was there was no protection thousands of homes in Minot, n.d., where massive flooding of the mouse River reached its peak today, more than 4,000 houses, including Leslie Dull flood.
"When actually see you your home,"Said Dull"and you know it is not only your basement, is your whole House, she-"
"I'm sorry," she said, as she fell down in tears.
There is some good news: the river of Minot, n.d., reaches a maximum of two feet lower than expected. However, it is about 13 metres above flood stage and is expected to remain near this level of days.
"It could be two to four to six weeks or more, until the water actually dates back to the banks..." [and] before [residents] to come and see their homes, Brig.-Gen. Bill Seekins North Dakota National Guard, said ABC News during a tour through the flooded areas.
Seekins described the scene as "almost apocalyptic."
The North Dakota National Guard Sergeant Dave Dodds, said heavy rains Saturday will keep the River at the historic Crest for longer than expected.
"The authorities were hoping perhaps a day or two front began to decline, but you may add a 24 hours on that," said Dodds.
Mayor of Minot Curt Zimbelman said that the devastation can be even higher than expected.
"I think that we will reach 4,500 probably [houses] prior to this, where we have a lot of water on these houses", said Zimbelman.
Randy Nelson and his wife had to buy a camper, knowing that their home is flooded. They are currently living in a centre commercial parking, powerless to wait for nothing.
He said the party the most difficult is "patience... without knowing where you are going to live." It's hard. »
But there were some victories. ABC News watched Koni Aho the race for the construction of a berm around his restaurant downstream of Minot. Twenty-four hours later there was still no water in the restaurant.
"I was bound and determined," she said. I Don ' t care. I said: ' it is just dirt. We can move. ""
Forecasters said storms scattered in anticipation of today, but the worst in the storm will likely be to the South and East of the Souris River basin.
Neighbours helping neighbours
Officials have been construction and equipment in the towns of Sawyer and Velvenau in the fear that any water that has been entered through Minot will be flooding the two cities.
As the residents and officials brace for the worst acts of generosity were seen in the whole of the community.
Garages were transformed into storage for the flood victims and families and churches opened their doors to other members of the community of displaced persons.
"For the rest of the country, which is a kind of amazing." But... This is how we are in the North Dakota, "Senator John Hoeven told the Associated Press."
Pastor Evangelical Lutheran Mike Johnson said it is too concerned to help others that he was not sure that State assets after he was evacuated from the zone of flooding of the previous week.
But Lutherans in a nearby town intervened and took care of its files and equipment in his Office.
"They just show Tuesday and taken tricks for us", Johnson told the Associated Press.
ABC News Gerard McNiff and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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