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Flood Fight 2011 – St. Jean Baptiste and Morris area

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The flooded Red River is developing into the Red Sea outside of the Manitoba town of St Jean Baptiste Wednesday. Highway traffic in the area is closed. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA The closed Highway 75 at Morris, as crews close the community’s ring dike Wednesday.
Farmers' properties are surrounded by the flooded Red River north of of St Jean Baptiste, Manitoba. The town is located along Highway 75, 40 km north of the United States border. The town of St Jean Baptiste, top, is surrounded by a ring dike keeping it safe from the flood waters. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
The town of St Jean Baptiste is surrounded by the flooded Red River Wednesday morning. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Country roads are washed out by the flooding Morris and Red River near Morris, Manitoba. This farmer outside of the Morris ring dikes has moved all his equipment to higher ground. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Highway 75, the main highway from Winnipeg, is closed because of the flooding Morris River and Red River at Morris. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Country roads are washed out by the flooding Morris and Red River near Morris Manitoba. Many municipal roads in the area are now flooded making road traffic difficult if not impossible. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
One of many washed-out country roads caused by the flooded Red River near the town of St Jean Baptiste Wednesday morning. Hundreds of Manitoba roads and highways are now closed due to high flood waters. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Farmers properties are surrounded by the flooded Red River near the town of St Jean Baptiste Wednesday morning. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Farmers properties are surrounded by the flooded Red River near the town of St Jean Baptiste. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
The bridge is closed at St John Baptiste because of high flood waters from the Red River. Debris wood piles near the bridge Wednesday morning. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Portions of Hwy 75 are now under water because of high flood waters from the Red River Wednesday morning JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS- Apr 20, 2011
St Jean Baptiste - Portions of Hwy 75 are now under water because of high flood waters from the Red River Wednesday morning JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A farm is surrounded by the flooding Red River near the town of St Jean Baptiste Wednesday. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A farm is surrounded by the flooding Red River near the town of St Jean Baptiste Wednesday. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A farm is surrounded by the flooding Red River between the towns of St Jean Baptiste and Morris. The home is surrounded by a flood wall to protect it from the rising waters. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
Portions of Hwy 75 are now under water because of high flood waters from the Red River. Manitoba is now coping with a unprecedented number of roads closed because of spring flooding. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
The Red River has spilled its banks near the town of St Jean Baptiste and Morris Wednesday. Local area farmers now have to travel to and from their rural properties by boat. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A farm is surrounded by the flooding Red River between the towns of St Jean Baptiste and Morris. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A farm is surrounded by the flooding Red River near the town of St Jean Baptiste Wednesday. After the Flood of the Century in 1997, the Manitoba government raised farm homesteads to protect them from reoccurring floods. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A farmer tractor sits on a submerged country road caused by the flooding Red River between the towns of St Jean Baptiste and Morris. JOE BRYKSA/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

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