Provincial EMO Director Greg MacCallum on April 24th, 2019. (Photo credit: GNB)
“Take a breath, understand the circumstances and make realistic choices.”
The Director of the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization, Greg MacCallum, says thousands of New Brunswickers are facing stressful situations that will continue over the next few days.
Residents in regions affected by flooding should consider evacuating. https://t.co/IP4MIykAmR
— NBEMO / OMUNB (@NBEMO_OMUNB) April 24, 2019
MacCallum says a lot of ice on Grand Lake is moving and causing problems as it does.
“It’s impacting infrastructure and housing on shorelines and that will continue and may be compounded if there is an uptick in wind.”
MacCallum says soldiers are helping with sandbagging efforts and wellbeing checks for people in their homes.
It's nice to see that our #5DivSoldiers' morale is still high while working long hours in the rain to provide help to the flooded areas in the province of @NewBrunswick_NB during Op LENTUS 2019. @CanadianArmy @CFOperations @JTFA_FOIA #NBFloods pic.twitter.com/Ni87JRBLUW
— 5thCanadianDivision (@5CdnDiv) April 24, 2019
He adds they can access additional resources on top of what the province has.
“We are augmented with Coast Guard boats in addition to our own provincial inventory and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans as well,” MacCallum said during the daily EMO briefing on Wednesday, “and they are maintaining a number of roles and tasks including evacuating individuals.”
“This is not our first experience with provincial flooding and people have for the most part always demonstrated resiliency and patience. We are asking people to be mindful of those around them.” MacCallum said.
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