Manitoba community using drone technology to prepare for spring flooding [Video]

With the spring thaw in full effect, now is the time for flood prone communities to start preparing.

The RM of St. Andrews will be getting early warning of trouble this season as they’re using drone technology to get an advance look at developing problems.

One of the residents who will benefit from this technology is Mac Pulling, who was forced to evacuate after his street got a torrent of water back in 2015.

“I was sitting on my front deck and I watched it, the water going over,” he said. “And I said, ‘Oh, it’s time to go to town.’”

Pulling knew there was a good chance of flooding that year, but he didn’t know exactly when to expect it.

In the annual flood fight, officials say this is pretty common.

“In the last decade we wouldn’t be able to react till we were actually in a situation where …