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700 people in Fort Simpson, N W T , displaced by flood, mayor says

700 people in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., displaced by flood, mayor says An estimated 700 people have been displaced from their homes in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., the mayor said Monday morning, after the community of about 1,200 was flooded during seasonal ice breakup over the weekend. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 10, 2021 8:30 AM CT | Last Updated: May 10 The papal grounds in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., where people gathered to welcome Pope John Paul II in 1987, were flooded on Saturday, before the river rose even higher. A general evacuation order was issued on Sunday afternoon. (Submitted by Jonathan Antoine)

The mayor says 700 people have been displaced by flooding in Fort Simpson, Nevada

The mayor says 700 people have been displaced by flooding in Fort Simpson, Nevada Mayor Sean Whelly told CBC Radio pioneer. “They are on the highway, some of them have RVs, camps-they have established jungle camps and things like that.” He said other residents have stayed with relatives or friends. The final evacuation order was issued at Fort Simpson around 3 pm on Sunday. Huili said that about 60 people remained in the community after the evacuation, but most people left after the power outage. He said that the height of the river on Monday morning was about 15 meters, which was the threshold for general evacuation and was about the same level as Sunday night. He said the roads in the community were underwater and some houses were “submerged” by water.

My entire community was under water : Most homes in Jean Marie River damaged during flood

Posted: May 09, 2021 1:34 PM CT | Last Updated: May 9 Paul Simon said the water reached five feet high on his mother s teepee in Jean Marie River.(Paul Thunder-Stealer/Facebook) Twenty-two homes in Jean Marie River have been damaged by water and contaminated with fuel after the Mackenzie River flooded the N.W.T. community on both Friday and Saturday nights, according to the community s chief.  Chief Stanley Sanguez told CBC News the band office and the school in the lower lying downtown area were also affected.  The community of fewer than 100 people only has 26 homes in it, he said.  The water went so high that it uprooted all the fuel tanks, you could literally smell diesel all over, he explained. The fuel that got into the houses is going to embed right in the lumber. It [doesn t] matter how you wash it, you ll still have that smell.

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