PERTH-ANDOVER, N.B. – The crew of a military helicopter dispatched to the northern New Brunswick to rescue residents stranded by flood waters has been told to stand down.
A spokesman at Canadian Forces Base Greenwood in Nova Scotia says the helicopter arrived in Perth-Andover earlier today, but local officials said the helicopter wasn’t needed.
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Public safety manager Karl Wilmot says he doesn’t know how many people were stuck in their homes, but he says none was in immediate danger.
The helicopter was sent to the scene after the St. John River started spilling its banks earlier today.
A recent spell of warm weather has led to a rapid snowmelt and an ice jam has formed downriver from the village of 1,700.
The flooding in Perth-Andover has forced the mandatory evacuation of dozens of homes and businesses.
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