Flood-weary communities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec are preparing for a critical weekend as rising water levels force thousands to evacuate their homes.
Montreal, Ottawa and many smaller communities have declared states of emergency, prompting the federal government to deploy hundreds of soldiers to help with sandbagging and other relief operations.
“People that live along the Ottawa River from Ottawa down to Montreal are getting flooding at the highest level we’ve ever seen,” he said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Constance Bay on Saturday morning, where he spoke with local volunteers. Trudeau and his two sons helped with sandbagging. Nadeau says flooding like this is becoming the new normal, adding that better coordination is needed.
Efforts are also underway to protect the Britannia Water Treatment plant, which purifies water for more than half of Ottawa. Ifflood waters block the road leading to the plantdeliveries of purifying chemicals will be haltedthreatening safe water supplies, officials said. Rainfall warnings have been issued for the southern half of Quebec, with some areas expected to see another 60 mm of rain.
Quebec authorities said that as of Saturday morning, 3,056 homes across the province were flooded and 2,736 were surrounded by water.Just in the city of Rigaud, near the Ontario border, 685 people have left their houses where a mandatory evacuation order is in place.Montreal and 13 others municipalities have declared states of emergency in Quebec.Some 1,800 homes there are in the flood zone, with about 4,000 people at risk. Around 750 have asked for help.
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