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