As of April 9 the 2011 flood has claimed one life, flooded an unknown number of homes north of Winnipeg and prompted evacuation in the St Andrews area.
Sandbagging in St. Andrews. (Lorraine Nickel - Global Winnipeg)
Saturday RCMP recovery personnel found the body of a 61 year old man who was trying to drive across a flooded stretch of rural road in the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry south of Winnipeg.
Also ice jams caused evacuations north of Winnipeg in St. Andrews RM. Ice flowing in the Netley Creek area jammed the area causing water levels to rise sharply prompting the evacuation of about 50 area homes.
Ice conditions in the city of Winnipeg allowed the activation of the floodway which diverts flood water from the Red River around the city. The floodway gates were activated in three stages yesterday to allow city and rural water levels to stabilize and water to back up into the man-made spillway affectionately known as Duff’s Ditch.
A home sits alone in Morris, Manitoba. (Fred Greenslade - Reuters)
Also the communities of Ste. Agathe, St. Adolphe and Brunkild are being closed off with protective diking to make sure they stay dry throughout the coming weeks.
Live web cam footage of the flood is available here.
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