Intense southern Manitoba rainstorm causes flooding, power outages
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WINNIPEG – Intense overnight rain in southern Manitoba has created flash flooding and left thousands without power.
The Municipality of Boissevain-Morton in the southwest of the province declared a state of local emergency because of the impacts of flooding on its 2,300 residents.
Further north, Manitoba’s disaster management agency issued several flash flood emergency alerts, including for Swan Valley, which was also hit by heavy flooding in early June.
Manitoba Hydro says it’s dealing with numerous fallen tree branches, washed-out roads, downed lines and more after thunderstorms this week, with some outages expected to last into Wednesday.
It said that as of late Tuesday afternoon, it was working to restore power to around 3,800 customers in the province, including nearly 1,300 in Winnipeg.
The utility says the storm at one point had left about 14,200 without power across southern Manitoba.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2026.