Kinew taking aerial tour of flooded Parkland region

Premier Wab Kinew is taking an aerial tour of the Parkland region to assess the devastation in the area after widespread flooding hit the region earlier this week.

Kinew will be flying over Dauphin and Swan River via helicopter. He is scheduled to speak with reporters around 5 p.m. when he lands back in Winnipeg.

Parts of the region are under a mandatory evacuation order after flooding washed out several roads and highways. Parts of Swan River are being evacuated and a power outage at Dauphin’s hospital prompted the evacuation of patients to other facilities in the region.

Thirty states of local emergency have been declared in relation to the flooding, while more than 50 provincial roads remain damaged, flooded or washed out. Some areas received more than 200 mm of rain over the last few days.