Mandatory evacuation orders will be lifted for the following areas:MacDonald Island, a small island north of downtown. Images of downtown Fort McMurray show a community overwhelmed by floodwaters. "The increased size of that ice jam, the combining of the ice jams in that area is certainly having an impact on Garden River, Nixon said. He said 560 people have been evacuated from Garden River and at least 400 of them need support finding shelter and food, he added. Residents of Fox Lake, upstream of Garden River, are also preparing to evacuate, Nixon said.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2020 16:26 UTC