Heavy snowfall in the United States has raised the threat of flooding in Manitoba's Red River Valley this spring. The Manitoba government says conditions have worsened since its first flood outlook last month.
FILE -- A house just north of Morris, Man. is isolated by floodwater on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Heavy snowfall in the United States has raised the threat of flooding in Manitoba's Red River Valley this spring. WINNIPEG -- Heavy snowfall in the United States has raised the threat of flooding in Manitoba's Red River Valley this spring.
Homes and other buildings in the region have been raised since the so-called flood of the century in 1997, which brought water levels much higher than what is now forecast. In Morris, a town of 1,900 that lies 50 kilometres south of Winnipeg, residents are preparing for a repeat of 2009, when three of the four roads leading out of town were closed off with a ring dike to keep water at bay.
"Short of the 1979 or 1997-type, once in a century flood, really the town will remain safe. We're protected by the ring dikes."The 2009 flood also created havoc north of Winnipeg, when ice jams caused parts of the Red River to surge suddenly and flood rural homes. Many residents on Crown land in the lowest-lying areas were later forced to relocate.
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