Nearly 90 seniors are sleeping in gyms, cafeterias and other personal care homes after leaving Golden Links Lodge Sunday, when water flooded the building. Originally, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority linked the flood to a water main break. Now, they say they do not know the cause.

Pipes running from a flooded basement have been humming as workers pump out excess water from the basement to assess the damage.

Lori Lamont, vice-president and chief nursing officer at the WRHA said there is a considerable amount of water.

“We do think there's some source of water still coming into the basement, but we can't locate that until such time as we can pump the water out," said Lamont.

The water remains and seniors living at the Golden Links Lodge on St. Mary's Road are now in temporary homes in St. Vital. Common areas in St. Amant Centre have been turned into makeshift care wards.

Susan Feasey’s father was evacuated from Golden Links. She collected some of her father's belongings after he was moved to St. Amant Centre.

"They have them all in the gym or the cafeteria,” said Feasey. “All their beds are set up in the gym and it's quiet. Everyone seems really nice there.”

She said he is doing well and that she's grateful he was living on the first floor.

"I did hear that people on the second floor with the elevators not working because of the electricity being out needed to carried down by firefighters. So I couldn't imagine that being my dad's case because he would have needed to be carried out, as well as his wheelchair,” said Feasey.

Sources said the evacuation did not run smoothly. People in wheelchairs were lined up inside waiting for buses that couldn't accommodate all of them at once.

But the health officials say things did go well and despite phone lines being down, staff notified many of the 86 families involved.

"Our priority right now is to keep them comfortable, safe, and reassure families that we rally when these things happen," said Charles Gagne, CEO of Actionmarguerite.

Families now hope the problems can be fixed soon but are making the best of the situation.

Jackie Youngs’ husband was evacuated and she said he’s doing okay.

"The facilities there at St. Amant are very good and they've got beds for them and doing the best they can," said Youngs.

The health authority says the seniors may be in temporary living spaces for the next four to five days. The WHRA is working on a long term plan.