, ▁rocks ▁and ▁rock ▁c ages , ▁and ▁some ▁even ▁res orted ▁to ▁moving ▁their ▁c ott ages ▁back . ▁These ▁problems ▁were ▁not ▁just ▁local ized ▁to ▁T win ▁L akes ▁Beach ▁and ▁also ▁occurred ▁on ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁lake . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁Water ▁Ste ward ship ▁department , ▁many ▁areas ▁around ▁T win ▁L akes ▁Beach ▁are ▁not ▁even ▁above ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁according ▁to ▁forec asted ▁lake ▁in und ation ▁maps ▁released . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁major ▁flo oding ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁flo oded ▁Lake ▁Francis ▁from ▁behind , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁damage ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁wind s , ▁waves , ▁and ▁storm s . ▁ ▁A ▁State ▁of ▁Emer gency ▁was ▁declared ▁in ▁Wood lands ▁and ▁St . ▁Laurent ▁and ▁cattle ▁around ▁the ▁lake ▁were ▁ev acu ated . ▁A ▁sand bag ging ▁machine ▁was ▁assemble d ▁in ▁St . ▁Laurent ▁and ▁produced ▁sand b ags ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁c ott agers ▁and ▁residents ▁in ▁both ▁Wood lands ▁and ▁St . ▁Laurent . ▁Sand b ags ▁were ▁also ▁tr uck ed ▁in ▁from ▁the ▁sur plus ▁stock ▁from ▁W inn ip eg . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 ▁, ▁strong ▁wind s ▁from ▁the ▁north west ▁which ▁reached ▁at ▁times ▁over ▁ 1 0 0   km / h ▁occurred ▁on ▁Lake ▁Man it oba , ▁causing ▁waves ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁ ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁major ▁flo oding ▁at ▁T win ▁L akes ▁Beach ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁be