A state of emergency continues in Brantford and residents living along the flood swollen Grand River may have to stay away until at least this afternoon.
Six Nations also declared a state of emergency yesterday afternoon because of possible flooding and abnormally high water levels, which were expected to peak overnight.
Thousands of Brantford residents were evacuated yesterday morning after the unseasonable weather dislodged an ice jam near the city and sent water pouring over retaining walls.
Premier Wynne stopped by the flood ravaged area yesterday promising support from her government adding the MTO will be on scene today to look at bridges because the infrastructure is one of the big concerns.
Six Nations has also declared a state of emergency because of the unusuually high water levels, which were expected to peak overnight.
Meantime, Orangeville residents are bracing for tragedy as crews scour the Grand River for a three-year-old boy who was swept away by rushing waters yesterday.
The O-P-P says the boy was in a car with his mother when the vehicle plunged into the waters early yesterday but she lost her grip in the fast-moving water and the boy was swept downriver.
Police spent yesterday combing the area for the boy using helicopters, dive teams and ground search crews, but one local official described the effort as a recovery operation, rather than a rescue effort.
