By paNOW Staff

Flooding displaces Red Earth residents

Apr 18, 2011 | 6:22 AM

Flooding has left residents of the Red Earth First Nation temporarily displaced.

There are 61 families from the reserve near Carrot River that have been evacuated to Saskatoon.

About 257 people made the trip to Saskatoon beginning Saturday evening, said Norm Vetter with Social Services.

“Most of the individuals were placed in a congregated lodging facility or a shelter, at the Cosmo Centre in Saskatoon,” he said.

It's not known how long the families will be away from home.

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Currently, the only road in and out of the reserve sits about a 30 centimetres under water, so it will be a while before any of the residents can return home.

“I think we’ll be looking at over the next few days to a week,” Vetter said.

According to the Department of Highways, water levels began to recede ever so slightly in the last 24 hours.

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