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Southern Manitoba municipality declares state of emergency due to 'unprecedented' rainfall

Southern Manitoba municipality declares state of emergency due to 'unprecedented' rainfall

The municipality of North Norfolk has declared a state of emergency after it was pounded by rain overnight Monday into Tuesday, causing flooding in the community of Austin. The municipality said in a Tuesday morning news release the local state of emergency was being declared after what it called an "unprecedented" amount of rain fell Tuesday morning. Austin was hit especially hard, said Theresa Bergen, chief administrative officer for the North Norfolk municipality, which is between Brandon and Winnipeg.