http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...413?hub=Canada

Read about how a flood that will likely be potentially one of the greatest disasters in the Western world in the next year will likely go by without hardly any note.

The people of the Red River valley, both those in the Dakota's and Minnesota and in Manitoba have one of these floods about once every 10 to 15 years, and it amazes me how much damage is managed, how well people deal with this, and just how massive and wide this river gets when it hits flood stage.

A major city (Winnipeg) lies in its path, and has built a massive dyke/ditch complex to pull the water around the city, but for the most part, the whole area goes under water and sandbegs and misery become a fact of life. Yet I suspect outside of the people in the area and all of Canada really pays this much attention. Certainly few in the outside world......