Premier Kinew tours impacted areas, Dauphin triage centre after unprecedented flooding

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After a state of local emergency was declared in Dauphin, Man., on Wednesday due to significant rainfall that led to flooding, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew toured some of the hardest-hit areas on Thursday, including a triage centre that opened across the road from Dauphin Regional Health Centre after the centre lost power due to significant flooding in the basement. “If you’re in the Swan Valley or one of the very, very impacted areas, we are still telling you to call 911 or your local emergency service, and we will come get you,” Premier Kinew said. “In areas closer to Dauphin, and in some of these areas where road access is a real possibility, then of course that mobile clinic across from the Dauphin hospital, the Ste. Rose emergency department, these are areas you can access.” The premier also announced a five-million-dollar cash advance for Manitoba’s Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) program to fast-track repairs for infrastructure damaged by the floods. “We don’t want any r

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