{"id":93223,"date":"2016-12-07T17:12:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T22:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=93223"},"modified":"2016-12-07T17:12:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T22:12:44","slug":"pipeline-protesters-forced-camps-blizzard-deadly-temperatures-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/pipeline-protesters-forced-camps-blizzard-deadly-temperatures-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pipeline protesters forced from camps by blizzard, deadly temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT YATES, N.D. – Thick snowfall, howling winds and below-zero temperatures on Tuesday drove thousands of activists out of a camp near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that for months has been the hub of the movement to stop the Dakota Access oil pipeline.<\/p>\n

A blizzard moved in on the Oceti Sakowin Camp Monday afternoon, blanketing the area with fresh snow and sending campers scrambling to reinforce the tents, yurts, teepees and wooden enclosures that have housed their growing numbers since April.<\/p>\n

Temperatures dropped below zero overnight and gusts of wind up to 55 mph whipped through the camp. By Tuesday morning, camp organizers and medics were urging activists to take shelter 10 miles away at the Prairie Knights Casino and Resort – one of the only major establishments for miles – saying their lives could be at risk if they stayed.<\/p>\n