Sandbags holding in rain-soaked Saskatchewan town, but many homes damaged
REGINA — Hopes were high Tuesday evening that sandbagging efforts had at least partially paid off in an east-central Saskatchewan town that had braced for a flash flood after a road holding back water gave way.
Earlier in the day, officials in Arborfield started going door-to-door after the breach 13 kilometres south of the town.
The SaskAlert app warned of the potential for a flash flood.
“The town of Arborfield has issued a mandatory evacuation order for the entire town as flood waters approach that have the potential to create dangerous situations and extreme flooding,” the alert said. “All residents … are ordered to self evacuate if they can.”