Photo gallery: Parkland region, including Dauphin and Swan River, hit with widespread flooding after storms By: Photography by Mike Deal Posted: 11:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 2, 2026

Manitoba has asked the federal government for the military’s help in communities where flood-fighting efforts were “active” and a “gargantuan” cleanup will be necessary, Premier Wab Kinew said.

The premier flew to Dauphin and Swan River on Thursday, touring the region hit hard by storms.

Flooding was widespread in the Parkland region and Swan River and Minitonas were among the places hit for a second time in less than a month.

Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang said Swan River has received 106.8 millimetres of rain since June 28, and a combined 269.5 mm for all of June. That compares to an average of 84.8 mm that it typically receives over that month.

“This is the wettest June since 1976,” she said about Swan River.

Dauphin received 118.9 mm of rain since June 28 and a combined 211.3 mm for the entire month. The average for Dauphin is 80.7 mm. That makes this June the third-wettest on record, behind 1944 and 1953, she said.

Many highways and gravel roads were washed out or deliberately cut to allow floodwater to flow through, isolating some communities.

Mike Deal
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Mike Deal started freelancing for the Winnipeg Free Press in 1997. Three years later, he landed a part-time job as a night photo desk editor.

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