Heavy rain has caused region wide flooding in eastern Saskatchewan and many parts of Manitoba. With dozens of municipal emergency orders now in place much of the area is now considered a disaster zone and millions of acres of cropland are being affected by excess water and soil erosion. Western Producer reporter Robin Booker has been surveying the damage and filing images along the way. Reader photos from Redvers and Souris, Man., show the extent of the flooding. (Click to view images/click again to enlarge). For related stories click here.
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Heavy rains cut through farmland, roads and anything else that get in the way, including Highway 8, 22 Km south of Langenburg, Sask. | Robin Booker photo
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Flash flooding causes municipalities to cut roads and farmers to build dikes in eastern Saskatchewan, June 30, 2014. | Robin Booker photo
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RCMP direct traffic on Hwy 16, 1 Km east of Elfros, Sask., after flash flooding covered the highway. Many towns in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba declared states of emergency as rain continued to fall in the region June 30. | Robin Booker photo
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Flood water flows over a grid road on the south side of Highway 16, 3 Km. west of Foam Lake, Sask. | Robin Booker photo
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Water has collected on a canola field near Vitera terminal 5 Km. east of Waldron. | Robin Booker photo
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The Asessippi dam flowing quickly in eastern Sask., as a result of heavy rains that have fallen in the region. | Robin Booker photo
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Century Road closure, 21 Km. south of Langenburg, Sask. | Robin Booker photo
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Flash flooding hits east of Yorkton, Sask. on Hwy 15, June 30, 2014. | Robin Booker photo
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Water floods Highway 80 just north of Esterhazy, Sask. | Robin Booker photo
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Flash flooding hits east of Yorkton, Sask. on Hwy 15, June 30, 2014. | Robin Booker photo
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Century Road closure, 21 Km. south of Langenburg, Sask. | Robin Booker photo
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Flood water run over the lane of a farm south of Foam Lake, Sask. | Robin Booker photo
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RCMP direct traffic on Highway 16, 1 Km. east of Elfros, Sask., after flash flooding covered the highway June 30, 2014. | Robin Booker photo
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Flash flooding hits east of Yorkton, Sask. on Hwy 15, June 30, 2014. | Robin Booker photo
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Residents of Fenwood try to pump out the town. Laurie Stopa, a resident of the town said a neighbour woke him up at 4 a.m. on June 30. He said the water was juststarting to run into the town, and within two hours his house was flooded. | Robin Booker photo
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This is what closed Highway 16 east of Wynyard, Sask., on June 30. | Robin Booker photo
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Residents of Fenwood try to pump out the town. Norah Stopa, a resident ofthe town said a neighbour woke she and husband Laurie up at 4 am on June 31. He said the water was juststarting to run into the town, and within two hours his house was flooded. | Robin Booker photo
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Heavy rain flooded a farm lane, west of Melville, Sask., on Highway 15. | Robin Booker photo
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Heavy rains have flooded large areas of farmland. Approximately 3 km west of Leross, a grid road is underwater on the north side of the highway. | Robin Booker photo
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Residents near Fenwood, Sask., feel boxed in by road closures as flooding cuts them off. | Robin Booker photos
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Residents of Fenwood try to pump out the town. Norah Stopa, a resident ofthe town said a neighbour woke she and husband Laurie up at 4 am on June 31. He said the water was juststarting to run into the town, and within two hours his house was flooded. | Robin Booker photo
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Residents near Fenwood, Sask., feel boxed in by road closures as flooding cuts them off. | Robin Booker photos
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Highway 15 just east of Fenwood, Sask., fell underwater early on June 30. | Robin Booker photo
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Sheldon Kyle’s area near Redvers, Sask., didn’t used to be lakefront property. Heavy rains met saturted soil and the combination has created lakes in southeastern Saskatchewan. | Sheldon Kyle photo
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Heavy rain has created flood plains in the Redvers area of Saskatchewan. | Shawna Sandborn photo
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Redvers, Sask., didn’t used to be lakefront property. Heavy rains met saturted soil and the combination has created lakes in southeastern Saskatchewan. | Shawna Sandborn photo
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Redvers, Sask., didn’t used to be lakefront property. Heavy rains met saturted soil and the combination has created lakes in southeastern Saskatchewan. | Shawna Sandborn photo
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June 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. north of Souris, Manitoba on Highway 250 after 102mm of rain fell in 24 hours. | Diane Winters photos
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After 250 mm of rain fell in 24 hours near Souris, Man., June 29, 2014. Enbridge Pipeline Equipment buried in the heavy rainfall. | Diane Winters photo
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June 29, 2014 north of Souris, Manitoba on Highway 250 after 102 mm of rain fell in 24 hours.Enbridge pipeline equipment buried in the heavy rainfall. | Diane Winters photo
