At approximately 12:30 a.m., ice that had blocked the culvert at the base of a former railway embankment near Birtle released.
Overnight, a large excavator cut through a section of a former rail bed to release water trapped behind a 30-metre-high embankment near Birdtail Creek and PTH 45.
Overnight, a large excavator cut through a section of a former rail bed to release water trapped behind a 30-metre high embankment near Birdtail Creek and PTH 45.
Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation (MIT) staff will undertake a small, controlled breach at the failing embankment located upstream of Birdtail Creek.
The former railway embankment with a frozen box culvert at its base holding back a significant amount of water near PTH 45 continues to fail.
An embankment holding back water on a tributary of Birdtail Creek has started to fail. When it fails, a surge of water will travel quickly down Birdtail Creek, affecting communities downstream.
An embankment holding back water on a tributary of Birdtail Creek is failing. This will result in a surge of water traveling quickly down Birdtail Creek and will affect communities downstream.
Municipal and provincial officials are assessing a blockage at railway conduit along Birdtail Creek.
A flood warning is being issued for all points along Birdtail Creek north of Birtle in western Manitoba.
The effects of the current weather system can be seen in the western and Interlake areas in the province.