Ice jams continue to cause problems in flood areas of Manitoba

WINNIPEG — Sandbagging continues in Manitoba to guard against the early stages of spring flooding from the Red River.

Evacuation alerts have already been issued to 850 people from the Roseau River First Nation and Riverside near the U.S. border. About 95 elders and those with chronic conditions were taken by charter buses to Winnipeg from Roseau River on Thursday as a precaution.

Meanwhile, authorities were keeping an eye on ice jams just north of Winnipeg. A blockage near the community of Lockport, Man., led to the evacuation of 40 homes earlier in the week. It broke up, but has since re-formed down the river.