EXPOSURE: Devastating floods in Reston

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Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Highway 2 holds back a significant amount of flood water from the community of Reston, Manitoba (top left) on Wednesday. In the foreground the Pipestone–Albert Agricultural Society grounds can be seen.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Highway 2 holds back a significant amount of flood water from the community of Reston, Manitoba (top left) on Wednesday. In the foreground the Pipestone–Albert Agricultural Society grounds can be seen.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Young men drive a quad along a flooded street in the community of Reston while helping in the flood relief efforts on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Young men drive a quad along a flooded street in the community of Reston while helping in the flood relief efforts on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Water inundates the community of Reston, Manitoba, flooding homes on the west side of the community as seen from the air on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Water inundates the community of Reston, Manitoba, flooding homes on the west side of the community as seen from the air on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Vince Moore holds a length of hose while helping to set up pumps to pump water off 2nd Street in the community of Reston on Wednesday. Moore's home was high and dry so he volunteered to help those who weren't so fortunate.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Vince Moore holds a length of hose while helping to set up pumps to pump water off 2nd Street in the community of Reston on Wednesday. Moore's home was high and dry so he volunteered to help those who weren't so fortunate.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Vince Moore rolls out a length of hose while helping to set up pumps to pump water off 2nd Street in the community of Reston on Wednesday. Moore's home was high and dry so he volunteered to help those who weren't so fortunate.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Vince Moore rolls out a length of hose while helping to set up pumps to pump water off 2nd Street in the community of Reston on Wednesday. Moore's home was high and dry so he volunteered to help those who weren't so fortunate.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A grid road in the RM of Albert is marked closed on Wednesday after flood waters washed away a portion of the road and the underlying culverts.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A grid road in the RM of Albert is marked closed on Wednesday after flood waters washed away a portion of the road and the underlying culverts.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Water pours over the driveway of a home adjacent to Highway 2 in the RM of Pipestone.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Water pours over the driveway of a home adjacent to Highway 2 in the RM of Pipestone.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Homes in the community of Reston, Manitoba are inundated with water after severe flooding as seen from the air on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Homes in the community of Reston, Manitoba are inundated with water after severe flooding as seen from the air on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Flooded homes are reflected in water in the community of Reston on Wednesday after another powerful storm flooded several streets in the community again on Tuesday evening.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Flooded homes are reflected in water in the community of Reston on Wednesday after another powerful storm flooded several streets in the community again on Tuesday evening.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun The Pipestone–Albert Agricultural Society grounds can be seen partially under water from the air.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun The Pipestone–Albert Agricultural Society grounds can be seen partially under water from the air.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Cattle lie on a patch of dry land in a flooded field southeast of Reston.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Cattle lie on a patch of dry land in a flooded field southeast of Reston.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A home southeast of Reston, Manitoba is surrounded by straw bales acting as a dike to hold back overland flooding.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A home southeast of Reston, Manitoba is surrounded by straw bales acting as a dike to hold back overland flooding.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A slick trails outward from a pump jack surrounded by floodwater in the RM of Pipestone.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A slick trails outward from a pump jack surrounded by floodwater in the RM of Pipestone.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A vehicle is seen washed off of Highway 83 south of Highway 2 as floodwaters cover the highway on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A vehicle is seen washed off of Highway 83 south of Highway 2 as floodwaters cover the highway on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A vehicle is seen washed off of Highway 83 south of Highway 2 as floodwaters cover the highway on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun A vehicle is seen washed off of Highway 83 south of Highway 2 as floodwaters cover the highway on Wednesday.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Six-year-old Aiden Sanderson empties his shoe while eating an apple atop a coffee table lying in flood water in Reston.
Tim Smith / Brandon Sun Six-year-old Aiden Sanderson empties his shoe while eating an apple atop a coffee table lying in flood water in Reston.

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