Quebec officials call for evacuation of area along Rouge River
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The largely rural section of river is in Quebec’s Lower Laurentians region, stretching about 18 kilometres south to the Ottawa River.An alert was issued at mid-afternoon Thursday calling on people in the area to avoid river valleys and low-lying areas. The dam failure alert was to be maintained until 11:45 p.m. Thursday, the Quebec public security website says.
“The threat is actually very concrete and direct and this is the message we want to send the entire population,” she said.Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for Montreal with 30 to 50 millimetres expected Friday and Saturday. Watson said about 400 soldiers with the Canadian Armed Forces were expected to assist with flood fighting efforts in the city.
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