The flood is nowhere close to being over. The crest is on its way and should reach Winnipeg any day now. In the meantime communities such as Morris, where we were visiting family on Sunday, are on alert and prepared to deal with the rising water. There are currently 1954 people evacuated from their homes in southern Manitoba.
The whole town is surrounded by water. The US border is 40 km south of Morris.
There are many "islands" of farms and homes.
This is looking east across the freeway which heads north. As you can see it's completely under water.
The dike at the north end of town is already closed. This is the south end and they are ready to close it up at a moment's notice.
The Morris River plays its part in adding water to this already dire situation.
This is the bridge into Morris. Our brother-in-law, Ron, who lives in town said that in 1997 the water covered the rails on the bridge and people were boating over it! The wind was fierce, creating 3 foot waves which were splashing over the dike.
Just where it goes.....nobody knows.
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