Posted AT 4:42 AM EDT on 02/05/08
Fredericton spared as towns downstream swamped
BURTON, N.B. — The warnings were repeated every day and on every newscast.Residents along the flood-swollen Saint John River were told again and again that time was running out. The choice was stark for those in the low-lying areas: leave your home or prepare to be marooned for at least a week. The warning was sharpened two days ago, when a new projection suggested the rising river would match the record flood of 1973.
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