New Brunswick flood damage seen from above

Floodwaters in southern New Brunswick continued to rise Saturday as several homeowners filledsandbags in an effort to hold back the waves.

A number of roads remainclosed and officials warn there could be more to come.CBCdrone footage captured the scene Friday looking north at a washed-outWestfieldRoad in the Saint John neighbourhood of South Bay.

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Shots taken over Grand Bay-Westfield by the CBC News Drone

Some residents left isolated

The extent of the flooding could be seen at this boat storage facilityon Westfield Road in South Bay. Officials in the city say traffic is not allowed to enter or leave the Westfield Road area between Gault Road and Mellinger Crescent because of rising water levels.

Many hopesandbags will help

As floodwaters along the St. John River continueto rise to what is expected will be historic levels, many people are fighting back with sandbags like this homeowner in South Bay.

This imageshows the devastation for homeowners in Saint John's Grand Bay-Westfield neighbourhood.

Wind adds to misery

By Saturday, high winds made for rough water along the shoreline of the St. John River, seen here in Fredericton.

The yard of this homein a residential area of Fredericton remained under water on Saturday. On Friday, Emergency Measures officials in the city saidit appearsfloodwaters on the St. John River had crested, but they warned levels will remain high into next week.

Growing road closures

Drivers werebeing urged not to ignore signs warning of dozens ofroad closures in the province. Agrowing number of roads in low-lying areas werebecoming impassable.The Trans-Canada Highway between Fredericton and Moncton was closed due to flooding on Thursday night. Authorities have alsobegun limiting traffic into Martinon, west of Saint John.

Tourism site affected

Usually the world famous Reversing Fallscan be seen flowingin two directions depending on the tide. The water flows into the Bay of Fundy during low tide, but at high tide it "reverses"and the powerful tide comes up river. Butthere is so much water coming down the St. John River right now the fallshave stopped reversing.