Morton County  (CSi) Governor Doug Burgum has issued an executive order calling for the emergency evacuation of the protests sites in southern Morton county.

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In a statement released by the North Dakota Governor’s office, the reason for the evacuation is because of flood risk due to rising temperatures.

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The Governor states that the area, which rests in a flood plane, would pose a major risks of injury of death for anyone that remains on the sites.

The Oceti Sakowin camp is required to evacuate by February 22nd to allow for cleanup efforts to complete before the potential flooding.