Emergency Measures Organization

'Everybody's worried': Flood warning issued for Yukon's Teslin Lake

'Everybody's worried': Flood warning issued for Yukon's Teslin Lake

A flood warning was issued for Teslin Lake early Monday afternoon by the Yukon government's Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) as low-lying areas around the lake are flooding. "I've seen flooding before, but not [water] this high," said Kayne Geddes, a contractor who lives in Teslin. "Everybody's worried, they don't know what to expect." Geddes estimates there are about 100 people in the village who are helping protect low-lying areas by filling and placing sandbags.