Beaver dam break floods parts of Bancroft, Ont.
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The Woodview Lane area in Bancroft was among the hardest hit after a beaver dam broke and flooded the area on Wednesday evening.
Residents in the town of Bancroft, Ont., spent Thursday cleaning up after a beaver dam break flooded sections of the town on Wednesday evening.
A number of streets were closed after water flowed through the east end of community of nearly 4,000 located 100 kilometres north of Peterborough.
The main impacted area was Woodview Lane north of Highway 29 and east of Highway 62, flooding residences and businesses in the area.
No injuries were reported.
Jake Krupa, the town’s manager of infrastructure, says the flood caused some road damage, telling MyBancroftNow “it could have been much worse.”
The town on Thursday reported that some streets have reopened. A road closure remains in place on Cleak Avenue between Woodview Lane and Madawaska Street due to road damage.
“Residents in that area are urged to exercise caution until water recedes,” the town stated.
The North Hastings Community Cupboard food bank says it was “spared” from the flood and remains open on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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