COMFREY, Minn. — Residents of a small town in southern Minnesota were forced to leave their homes after continuous rain led to flooding.
Many residents of Comfrey, Minnesota spent Sunday trying to minimize the damage from the flooding before evacuating.
"I've never seen it like this, other people in town said it flooded real bad in '93, but they thought they had the problem solved," said resident Bob Vierkamp.
The region was also struck by 14 tornadoes in 1998 that left two killed and 21 injured.
"This is a devastation again, just like the tornado," added Vierkamp.
The town received 4.3 inches of rain from Friday, May 12 to Sunday, May 14, according to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network.
"What they received in those two days is what they usually receive in the entire month of May," said KARE 11 Meteorologist Jamie Kagol.
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