Fog Blog Flooding In NB Log:

THE PICTURE SAYS 1000 WORDS.......THE FLOODING SITUATION IN SAINT JOHN NB IN LOWER AREAS WHERE THE SAINT JOHN RIVER FUNNELS TO THE BAY OF FUNDY. REPORTS SAY THAT IT ...HERE....WILL BE JUST BELOW LEVELS OF THAT OF LAST YEAR BUT FOR MANY THAT IS LITTLE COMFORT . THE MILITARY WAS DOWN IN GREENHEAD YESTERDAY HELPING RESIDENTS ...MANY HAVE EVACUATED BUT THINGS ARE WORSE IN FREDERICTON!........The Saint John River remained above flood levels in southern New Brunswick, while waters slightly subsided in Fredericton.Lawlor says registrations with the agency had reached 372 households by Friday afternoon and were climbing steadily, as his agency officially launched its financial appeal to help victims.A whiteboard at the local Red Cross headquarters notes that while it’s Day 9 of response to this year’s disaster, the agency just reached the one-year mark in ongoing assistance to families still recovering from last spring’s floods.“Over the last several weeks and months there are a number of residents who have just returned to their primary residence as a result of time it took for rebuilding and repairing,” said Lawlor.