Stefanson tours flooded cottage country as waters continue to rise
Posted May 24, 2022 1:07 pm.
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has taken a helicopter tour of a flooded region in the eastern part of the province.
Stefanson says the amount of water is overwhelming in Whiteshell Provincial Park, the latest area to be hit in a series of floods.
The province is expanding a mandatory evacuation order that covers a large part of the park.
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Some roads are under water and boathouses, docks and other structures have been damaged.
Water levels on most Whiteshell lakes have nearly equaled or exceeded previous historic records after a very rainy spring.
The expanded evacuation order applies to cottage subdivisions, commercial areas, campgrounds, trails and beaches.
