Today? Windy, wet, and cold. Only 4 degrees! The wet varying from light rain to sleet to snow. Fortunately, the brief snow flurries melted as they hit the ground. As the cashier at Safeway said to me this afternoon, it was "heavy water". Unusual conditions, for sure, for mid-May in this province.
Not great weather either for all those heroic souls manning the dikes ... big and small ... across southern Manitoba. Many people already have water in their basements and many others are worried that their basements will be destroyed as the flood waters spread. In Manitoba, we are so used to seeing flooding from the Red River. Now, on top of that, we're seeing terrible flooding along the Assiniboine and other rivers in SW Manitoba. My heart goes out to all those affected.
Happily, our weather is supposed to improve dramatically, starting tomorrow, with warmer, sunny skies. Here's hoping the weather office people are correct.
Yes many hearts, not just in Manitoba. We all have homes that no one would want to lose. Those farmers with their large operations and life are so affected. Our hearts to them too. It even came up in an ethic lecture today for Nursing Week about the planned breach and who should be spared and who might be affected. The ethics of it all! To all those in Manitoba Canada is thinking of you and let's hope there is reasonable compensation as no one should have to face what you are facing.
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