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14th May 2011, 13:13
Manitoba flood diversion on for Saturday
'We'll get through this': Premier Greg Selinger
CBC News
Posted: May 13, 2011 10:22 AM CT
Last Updated: May 14, 2011 4:29 AM CT
The province of Manitoba is going ahead with a plan to divert water from a swollen river that will ease flooding concerns for some and bring unwanted water to others, the premier announced.
In a provincewide broadcast, Greg Selinger described the spring floods that have hit his province as "the most severe flooding we have ever seen."
"This is a natural disaster, without precedent," he added. "It is affecting the lives of many Manitobans."
"At 6 a.m. [CT] tomorrow morning, we will take another extraordinary step," Selinger said in reference to the diversion plan on the Assiniboine River which will unfold west of Winnipeg at a location called the Hoop and Holler Bend.
Selinger said officials were unanimous in recommending the province conduct what they say will be "a controlled opening in the dike."
continued at link:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/05/13/mb-flooding-lake-manitoba.html
'We'll get through this': Premier Greg Selinger
CBC News
Posted: May 13, 2011 10:22 AM CT
Last Updated: May 14, 2011 4:29 AM CT
The province of Manitoba is going ahead with a plan to divert water from a swollen river that will ease flooding concerns for some and bring unwanted water to others, the premier announced.
In a provincewide broadcast, Greg Selinger described the spring floods that have hit his province as "the most severe flooding we have ever seen."
"This is a natural disaster, without precedent," he added. "It is affecting the lives of many Manitobans."
"At 6 a.m. [CT] tomorrow morning, we will take another extraordinary step," Selinger said in reference to the diversion plan on the Assiniboine River which will unfold west of Winnipeg at a location called the Hoop and Holler Bend.
Selinger said officials were unanimous in recommending the province conduct what they say will be "a controlled opening in the dike."
continued at link:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/05/13/mb-flooding-lake-manitoba.html