MINOT, N.D. -- Thousands of Minot, N.D., residents being forced from their homes due to expected historic flooding are scrambling to find places to relocate.
It's a region that boasts few vacancies largely due to an oil boom in western North Dakota leading to an influx of workers. Some stay in Minot for months at a time and drive 70 miles west to the rigs. Plans are in place to construct so-called man camps to house the workers.
As many as 10,000 residents had evacuated Minot by Wednesday. With few hotel rooms available, they were staying in city shelters, on friends' couches or even in cars.
In the coming days, the water is expected to climb to record levels on the Souris River.