'I'm quite in shock': Flood waters threatening Interlake properties
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Manitoba's Interlake region is the latest to feel the effects of extreme weather, with many municipalities under local states of emergency as communities grapple with severe floodwaters.
Manitoba's Interlake region is the latest to feel the effects of extreme weather, with many municipalities under local states of emergency as communities grapple with severe floodwaters.
In Arborg, the Icelandic River has spilled its banks. While it has gone down a couple centimetres since Sunday night, some properties on the outskirts of town are still flooding.
Just outside of Arborg and down a flooded road is Riverdale Place Home, a facility home to four people living with disabilities.
They have all been forced to leave after several feet of floodwater threatened the home.
“Even this morning it looked like it was encroaching and then all of a sudden it came. Apparently there was a road that breached,” said Kathy Finnson, executive director of the company that runs the home.
Fire crews and volunteers are working hard to sandbag and create dams to protect the home.
“We appreciate the community the way they’ve helped out,” said Leroy Loewen from the Arborg Fire Department. “For example, we ran a 10-hour shift doing 10,000 sandbags so we really appreciate the variety of community groups coming in to help.”
