'The light at the end of the tunnel is very far away:' mayor of flooded Manitoba town

'The light at the end of the tunnel is very far away:' mayor of flooded Manitoba town

Residents in a western Manitoba town are stuck waiting for waters to recede before they can begin cleaning up from a second historic flood in a month. Swan River Mayor Lance Jacobson said that while water levels looked to have dropped by about 30 centimetres since Wednesday’s flood, there’s still a couple of metres to go in places. He said there’s little the upwards of 200 households that were forced to flee their homes can do now but wait. “Peo…