Draper Evacuation Alert: Ice Jam Flooding Threat

0:00Draper, a small community southeast of Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, just got hit with an evacuation alert as the Clearwater River starts, overflowing from the spring thaw. Officials with the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo issued the alert Tuesday morning around 830, warning of possible ice jam flooding. That could cut off roads like Garden Lane and River Bin Close. This is part of a bigger worry across the Fort McMurray area where neighborhoods have been on edge for weeks, prepping for floods as ice breaks up, and moves north. An ice jam on the nearby Athabasca River is pushing water levels up on the Clearwater, and provincial forecasters have put out an ice jam watch while crews monitor everything closely. Residents there need to grab their 72 hour emergency kits, double check plans, review insurance, and tip off officials about any neighbors, who might need help getting outstay tuned as this unfolds. That's your Canada News today update, AI powered and always on.