Hopes that rising water levels from Eastern Ontario through Quebec and the East Coast might stabilize have been dashed as heavy rains fall, with residents pleading for help as they prepare for large-scale disaster
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Parts of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River were projected to reach 2017 levels early Saturday morning. The Ottawa River could hit 50 centimetres above the 2017 levels that damaged 5,371 homes and forced 4,000 people to seek high ground. The water is not expected to crest before Monday or Tuesday.
In Montreal, only 49 homes were damaged on Friday but Mayor Valérie Plante declared an emergency anticipating what may be coming.
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