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Old Crow, Yukon, residents evacuated to local school return home as flood risk decreases

24 May 2025

Old Crow, Yukon, Canada

Residents in Old Crow, Yukon were evacuated to a local school early on May 24 after Porcupine River levels rose sharply, but returned home later the same day as flood risk diminished under an ongoing evacuation alert.

CBC News / Caitrin Pilkington

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