Flooding leads to state of emergency in North Wellington County

A state of emergency has been declared in parts of North Wellington County due to flooding.

Mapleton Township and the town of Minto have both declared states of emergency.

The areas worst affected are roughly one hour north of Guelph.

Minto CAO Bill White issued a statement saying that due to Thursday night's significant rain fall a state of emergency was declared at 10:04 a.m.

"Trailer Park residents were evacuated; power and gas have been disconnected. Westario Power is in Harriston as many flooded basements have electrical concerns," White's statement read. "Minto fire is now evacuating residents on King Street South in Harriston.

He warned that waters continue to rise on the Maitland River.

Both Minto Fire & Town of Minto are asking the public to avoid coming through #Harriston unless it is essential for travel.

— Minto Fire (@mintofiredept) June 23, 2017

"Significant isolated flooding occurred through Minto in the early morning hours," White said.

THE TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON DECLARES AN EMERGENCY DUE TO FLOODING. For current info please visit the Township website: https://t.co/k0ki6vYwd0

— Township of Mapleton (@MapletonTwp) June 23, 2017

Highway 89 in Harriston is closed from Arthur Street to O'Dwyers Road. Several other streets are flooded, as is the trailer park.

There are also reports of isolated flooding in Palmerston and Clifford. Some rural roads are impassable.

There are also reports of some side roads in the Arthur area being flooded.