▁the ▁two ▁until ▁rep airs ▁could ▁be ▁made . ▁The ▁passenger ▁rail ▁line ▁res umed ▁service ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁State ▁Senator ▁Sh aron ▁Er ick son ▁R op es ▁stated ▁after ▁initial ▁flo oding , ▁" This ▁is ▁the ▁worst ▁dis aster ▁that ' s ▁hit ▁sout heast ▁Minnesota ▁in ▁a ▁lifetime ." ▁Four ▁thousand ▁two ▁hundred ▁homes ▁were ▁dam aged ▁or ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁seven ▁death s ▁were ▁reported . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁$ 6 7   mill ion ▁in ▁damage . ▁ ▁D odge , ▁F ill more , ▁Houston , ▁Ol m sted , ▁Ste ele , ▁W ab asha , ▁and ▁Win ona ▁count ies ▁were ▁declared ▁federal ▁dis aster ▁areas . ▁ ▁Ohio ▁ ▁The ▁Bl anch ard ▁River ▁was ▁ 7 . 5   fe et   ( 2   m ) ▁above ▁flo od ▁level ▁in ▁Find lay , ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁A ▁ 9 2 - year - old ▁man ▁d rown ed ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁safety ▁after ▁his ▁car ▁became ▁tra pped ▁in ▁flo od water ▁near ▁Find lay , ▁where ▁water ▁pou red ▁into ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁Bl anch ard ▁and ▁its ▁trib ut ary ▁cre eks . ▁One ▁hundred ▁thirty ▁in m ates ▁were ▁moved ▁from ▁a ▁Han cock ▁County ▁j ail . ▁Bu cy rus ▁received ▁ 9   in ches   ( 2 2 9  