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High rain floods parts of Valley

Chantelle MacIsaac (chantelle.macisaac@gulfnews.ca)

Published: Sep 29, 2017 at 9:05 p.m.

Updated: Sep 30, 2017 at 4:19 a.m.

Flood water at Tompkins

Sunday and Monday's rainfall accumulated across the southwest coast, in some spots to flooding.

Water levels from the Little Codroy River rose to flooding of fields at Tompkins.

Water levels from the Little Codroy River rose to flooding of fields at Tompkins.

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