AbWARN.org

Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-165, on September 2, the Manitoba Water Stewardship issued a flood warning for portion of the southern Interlake from Ashern to Gypsumville. A flood watch had been issued for this area on September 1. A flood watch was also issued for Lake St. Martin. Most of the warning and watch area received 75 millimetres of rain during the past few days with localized amounts near 100 millimetres. Provincial Road 513 is overtopped in three locations near Big Bend northeast of Gypsumville but is still passable. Many homes are experiencing basement flooding due to seepage and some are surrounded by water. Manitoba Water Stewardship further reports that Lake St. Martin has risen to flood stage due to the heavy rains. High water conditions and localized flooding problems also continue in other portions of the Interlake, particularly in the Regional Municipalities (R.M.) of Armstrong and Bifrost as well as in portions of the R.M. of Gimli. A few homes are reported to be surrounded by water due to the heavy downpours on September 2.
(Source: Manitoba Water Stewardship, 1–2 September 2008)
Source article
Source article

Trackback URI | Comments RSS