Red Cross takes over care for Manitoba flood evacuees

The Red Cross is going to be responsible for the careof 2,000 flood evacuees in Manitoba.

The agency has signed a formal agreement to oversee aid foraboriginal evacuees who have been displaced since the 2011 flood.

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The Red Cross takes over from the Manitoba Association of NativeFirefighters (MANFF), which is being audited by Ottawa following accusationsof squandering money and hiring relatives.

In the meantime, the cost of caring for the long-term evacueescontinues to rise by $1.5 million a month.

The tab for their food and shelter is now hovering at $90million.

The federal government says the transfer of responsibility to theRed Cross should be complete by February.