Evacuation order issued for hamlet of Marten Beach

Jul 26, 2019 | 7:44 AM

EDMONTON- An Alberta hamlet is under an evacuation order due to flooding after heavy rainfall.

An emergency alert has been issued for the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, which is about 200 kilometres north of Edmonton.

It states the Marten River is rising due to heavy rainfall and is causing flooding in the hamlet of Marten Beach.

Highway 88 is also washed out north of the hamlet and is closed to traffic.

(The Canadian Press)