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By Kash Knight
The state of emergency remained in place for Swift Current on Thursday morning.
The most recent media release from the city stated the Duncairn Dam continues to receive high water inputs and is nearing its peak capacity.
The Swift Current area is being affected by rapidly melting snow — which is mainly coming from the Cypress Hills region now — as well as the fluctuating temperatures. There are rain and snow in the forecast over the next couple of days.
“Both past efforts, such as reinforcing the creek bank in various areas, and the current actions of placing flood barriers in historically flooded places, are allowing more water to flow through the City of Swift Current, with less damage so far than previously recorded flood years,” the release read.
However, with an extensive list of variables factoring into water flows, the Swift Current Fire Department and the city are still advising people with low-lying homes to have 72-hour emergency bags ready in case of evacuation.
Sandbags, sand and the tools used to fill sandbags are available at the City Service Centre at 2074 South Service Rd. W, and the Lt. Colonel Clifton Centre at 350 Sixth Ave. NE.
“All agencies involved are working together and doing everything possible to manage a lot of excess water in a year that was predicted just two weeks ago to be a lower-than-average spring runoff year,” the city’s release read.
“We also realize that declaring a state of emergency and the continual addition of water barriers to areas of the City can be alarming; but all these measures have been taken to mitigate any potential harm to our Swift Current residents and property.”