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Story: Minot, North Dakota (CNN) -- A spontaneous burst of applause broke out at a Saturday press conference in Minot, North Dakota, when the city's mayor said the Souris River should crest overnight -- about 12 feet higher than flood stage, but several inches short of what had been feared. 

"This is great news," said Mayor Curt Zimbelman. 

This prediction from the National Weather Service proved a rare bright spot in what has been, and continues to be, a trying time for citizens in Minot and neighboring communities. 

The Souris River, which locals call "The Mouse" after the French translation of its name, flows through the center of Minot, a city of about 36,000. About a third of the city's population is under evacuation orders, while at least 3,000 homes have been flooded. 

One resident, Stuart Dull, told CNN about how he, his wife and two children feverishly packed up their belongings ahead of the approaching waters. What they could move out is stashed in a garage, while the family has found a temporary home in a relative's basement. 

"Words kind of escape me," said Dull, describing his feeling after later sneaking back toward his home and seeing it under water. "It's a sense of despair ... and it's maybe a check on some of the things that you hold dear." 

Stuart Collum said he spotted the silver chimney and black roof of his house, where he has lived since 1968, on Saturday -- with the rest of the dwelling under water. 

Question: What is happening?
Answer:a press conference

Question: About what?
Answer:about a flood warning

Question: Where?
Answer:Minot

Question: How high will it get?
Answer:12 feet higher than flood stage

Question: what ?
Answer:12 feet

Question: What is cresting?
Answer:the Souris River

Question: What is its nickname?
Answer:"The Mouse"

Question: Where does it flow?
Answer:through Minot

Question: How big is the city?
Answer:a city of 36,000

Question: How many evacuated?
Answer:a third of the city's population

Question: How many houses are gone?
Answer:at least 3,000 homes

Question: Who talked to the reporter?
Answer:Stuart Dull

Question: How many in his family?
Answer:Four

Question: Is his ok?
Answer:he feels despair

Question: How long has he lived there?
Answer:since 1968

Question: Where are they now?
Answer:a temporary home

Question: What can he see?
Answer:his home under water

Question: Where is Minot?
Answer:North Dakota

Question: Who made the statement?
Answer:
the city's mayor