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Manitoba: Floodwaters submerge more homes as residents evacuate to neighboring areas

Manitoba: Floodwaters submerge more homes as residents evacuate to neighboring areas

By عبد السلام

Published: May 4, 2022

About 200 other people from "Peguis First Nation" have left as floodwaters continue to threaten areas of Manitoba.

Chief Glen Hudson says the Fisher River appeared and saw an overnight rise in its level and now seems stable, but the rise has left more homes surrounded by water.

More than 1,400 people have left the area since Saturday, with most residing in Winnipeg.

Many parts of the province are dealing with rising water levels after heavy snowfall in winter and three spring storms in several weeks.

The town of Arborg, southeast of Peguis, has closed the main highway intersection due to flooding and has large pumps moving water into the Icelandic River.

Parts of the main highway between Winnipeg and the US border have been closed, forcing drivers to take long detours around the swollen Red River, while others stayed behind using boats to transport supplies and people to their homes, as well as to fight a fire that occurred in the same area.

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