Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the Kashechewan First Nation in Ontario due to flooding problems.
Flooding from the Albany River caused the sewage system on the reserve to back up. The water system has been contaminated and homes have been flooded with raw sewage.
Nearly 200 were flown out of the and hundreds more could be removed in the coming days.
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Flooding forces people from Ontario reserve
(CBC 4/24)
Flooding problems force hundreds out of reserve
Monday, April 25, 2005
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