It was announced this morning that there was a mandatory evacuation order issued for the Peguis First Nation located about 150 kilometres north of Winnipeg after Ice jams on the Fisher River continue to drive up water levels and threaten to flood the entire community.
The chief of the Peguis First Nation, Glen Hudson, spoke about the flooding in the community.
We have probably 480 some-odd homes that are completely surrounded by water and roads have been breached.
Hudson says water levels appear to be higher than during their last major flood evacuation in 2011.
Over 900 Residents that have been evacuated have been sent to hotels in nearby communities, including Selkirk, Gimli and Winnipeg.
