April 20, 2015 by Canadian Underwriter
PERTH-ANDOVER, N.B. – A western New Brunswick village has removed a mandatory evacuation order as officials say any immediate risk of flooding from an ice jam appears to have passed.
The community of Perth-Andover declared a state of emergency on the weekend over flooding concerns from the St. John River and a mandatory evacuation was ordered for about 300 people.
The village says while water levels have since dropped, they are monitoring an ice jam and water flows up the river at the Grand Falls dam.
A flood in 2012 destroyed 75 buildings in the community and prompted the relocation of some homes to higher ground.
Ice from upstream coming into the Grand Falls generating station is broken up into smaller chucks by the current #NB pic.twitter.com/zNBhleDqY0
— Shane Fowler (@CBCShane) April 20, 2015
Had to stop and get a look at the Falls tonight. That’s a lot of water! #NB pic.twitter.com/nqdajwHqNp
— Michael Fredericks (@mfredrx) April 20, 2015
https://t.co/y5qPHzHCzT Perth-Andover ice jam #nb #icejam
— Joanie (@BrownEyedGirlCA) April 20, 2015
Massive ice jam in Perth-Andover, N.B. prompts evacuation order amid flooding concerns: http://t.co/7jm5x08w1u pic.twitter.com/Xiug5fOk8z
— Global Calgary (@GlobalCalgary) April 20, 2015
UPDATE: Evacuation orders remain for Perth-Andover as ice jam moves past the area http://t.co/oQTKCrGCeZ pic.twitter.com/CKdNEyJIfY
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) April 19, 2015
@BrianGallantNB in Perth-Andover today to meet with officials and volunteers re. flood risk. #nb #nbpoli pic.twitter.com/J9WvOzWYaI
— Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon (@BJMCBC) April 20, 2015
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