Find information about emergencies in Yukon including health advisories, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and road closures.
You should always be prepared for an emergency. Learn more about making an emergency plan and what to put in your emergency kit.
Southern Lakes flooding map
See the flooding map for evacuation information, sandbag station locations and other information.
Evacuation orders in effect
There is currently 1 evacuation order in effect for:
- a property on Shallow Bay Road in Lake Laberge.
Evacuation alerts in effect
There are currently 3 evacuation alerts in effect for:
- areas of Marsh Lake and the Lewes River Road;
- areas of Tagish; and
- areas of Lake Laberge.
Public flood updates
- Public flood update - July 28, 2021
- Public flood update - July 26, 2021
- Public flood update - July 23, 2021
- Public flood update - July 22, 2021
- Public flood update - July 21, 2021
- Public flood update - July 20, 2021
- Public flood update - July 19, 2021
How to protect your home against flooding
To protect your home against flooding, learn how to fill a sandbag and how to build a sandbag berm.
Contact
For information about the current flood situation, email flooding@yukon.ca or call 867-332-7084.
Boil water advisories in effect
- Southern Lakes, Lake Laberge, Kusawa Lake and Takhini River residents - July 7, 2021
- Army Beach and South McClintock residents with private wells or underground water storage tanks - July 7, 2021
- Carmacks residents with private wells - June 25, 2021
Contact
For information about boil water advisories, email environmental.health@yukon.ca or call 867-667-8391.
Health advisories
- Get health updates from Yukon Health and Social Services.
- Read the Government of Yukon's latest COVID-19 updates.
Environmental emergencies
- Learn about current wildfire conditions and fire danger across Yukon.
- Find Yukon flood risks. We monitor and report on river flows and and lake water levels.
- Get weather alerts from Environment Canada.
- Find Government of Canada earthquake reports.
- Get avalanche updates from Avalanche Canada.
Highway and campground closures
- Find road and highway conditions and closures at Yukon 511.
- Find campground closures and warnings.
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