Heavy rain and rising lake levels are causing high anxiety along Lake Manitoba. The lake is predicted to rise another foot and heavy rain is forecasted to hit the region again on Sunday.
"The clean-up is going to take a long time," says Don Clarkson, who is still recovering from the last major storm two weeks ago. "We're in for a battle right now. We're preparing for the next storm that brings a north wind."
The Clarkson's were forced from their Delta Beach home nearly 2 weeks ago when high winds sent high waves crashing to the shore. Dozens of cottages were destroyed and hundreds more were damaged.
Lake levels remain so dangerously high that nearly one thousand people still can't go home. Evacuees are only allowed to visit their damaged properties and clean what they can.
"I feel so helpless," says Mary-Anne Thomson, who lives in St. Laurent. "There is nothing I can do."
Many people blame the province for the damage because officials are still deliberately diverting water from the Assiniboine River into Lake Manitoba. The government says it has no choice and plans to compensate property owners for their losses.
-With a report from CTV's Caroline Barghout
