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Parts of Old Crow, Yukon, under evacuation alert, flood watch

Yukon officials and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation issued the notice Friday afternoon, telling residents in Zone 1, 2 and 3 they should be prepared to leave if needed.

Some Old Crow residents should be ready to leave 'at a moment's notice'

People stand around looking at a map.
Hal Frost Jr. briefs flood monitors Thursday afternoon. (Porcupine River Incident Management Team)

Parts of Old Crow, Yukon, are under evacuation alert as of Friday afternoon over a flood risk in the Porcupine River during seasonal breakup.

TheYukon Emergency Measures Organization and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation issued the notice Friday afternoon, telling residents in Zone 1, 2 and 3 they should be prepared to leave if needed.

"Evacuations will begin if water rises quickly and overtops Dump Road," reads a news release.

If that happens, flood monitors will go door to door through each zone and notify residents.

"If you are in these zones, you should be ready to leave at a moment's notice," the release said.

A map of zones in Old Crow
Old Crow residents in Zones 1, 2 and 3 should be ready to leave any time, after an evacuation alert was issued Friday over potential flooding. (Yukon government )

When preparing to evacuate, people should prepare an emergency kit, make an evacuation plan and stay clear of the Porcupine and Crow rivers, including riverbanks.

The news release also states that if there is an evacuation, people should register at the reception centre at Chief Zzeh Gittlit School, even they are not staying there.