State of emergency declared in Estevan, Sask., after heavy rainfall - News Summed Up

State of emergency declared in Estevan, Sask., after heavy rainfall


A state of emergency has been declared in Estevan after the southeastern Saskatchewan city received 130 millimetres of rain on Sunday. A state of emergency helps communities take various actions, such as evacuating crisis zones and putting emergency plans into effect. Mayor Roy Ludwig said in the evening that a state of emergency had been declared. Outage Update 3: Estevan: Power has been restored to the city. According to police in the community of 11,000, the heavy rainfall over 2½ hours led to flash flooding.


Source: CBC News July 11, 2016 12:55 UTC



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