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Might Need Sandbags

Flood water was beginning to encroach on this property along the south bank of the Meduxnekeag. Scenes like this became common across the region during this most aggressive portion of the spring thaw. A state of emergency was declared in Sussex Corner (200 kilometres away) when a nearby creek, swollen with heavy rain and clogged with ice, burst its banks and flooded the town.

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Uploaded on April 16, 2014
Taken on April 15, 2014