Kinew tours western Manitoba amid flooding
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Premier Wab Kinew has been touring the Parklands region Wednesday after the area was slammed by rain and extensive overland flooding.
Kinew is set to visit Swan River and Minitonas to assess the damage left by a one-in-a-200-year rain event that left hundreds without power.
The provincial Emergency Management Organization has been mobilized to co-ordinate the response and workers from the transportation and infrastructure department were assessing damage in the region.
The province had to cut a section of Highway 10 outside Swan River to relieve some of the pressure built up in the Tamarack Creek that had flooded the community. On Monday, the Roaring River, a stream of the Swan River, burst its banks and caused the Tamarack Creek to overflow.
Highway 83 east of Swan River at the Tamarack Creek was opened Tuesday to help accelerate the release of backed-up water, the town posted on social media Wednesday morning.
In Minitonas, cellphone service was restored after two days of spotty connections. Manitoba Hydro said Tuesday night power was back on in the town of Minitonas, restoring service to about 265 customers. Crews began rebuilding line to Wellman Lake and the surrounding area, which has left 167 customers without power until repairs are complete.
The Municipality of Swan Valley West also issued a state of emergency. About 150 residents have been evacuated from their homes but some are stranded due to washed-out roads and highways, Reeve Bill Gade said.
The Brandon Sun has a team of journalists in the area today.
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