RESIDENTS of south Fargo, North Dakota, evacuated their homes early yesterday as the Red River rose to its highest level in 112 years and a crack appeared in a sandbag dike.

FLOOD water from southern China pushed up river levels in northern Vietnam yesterday, worsening inundations across a wide region that have killed at least 120 people on both sides of the border.

Forecasters predicted more rain for northern Vietnam today as authorities said the death toll from days of flooding had risen to at least 66.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were rescued when their boat broke down in freezing temperatures on Winnipeg’s Red River.