Quebec flooding: Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac residents exhausted, frustrated
STE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC — They built the wall one truckload at a time; driving past flooded backyards and sunken cars before dumping gravel into the water.
For at least 18 months, the city of Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac has known its dikes needed major repairs. Mayor Sonia Paulus requested funding to modernize the 43-year-old structure in 2015, but work was only scheduled to start next fall. “People could have died because someone didn’t do their job,” said Lachapelle. “The water was ice cold, it’s a miracle no one got caught in it and froze to death.Lachapelle says he would join a class-action suit if one is filed.
Mayor Paulus said Tuesday that the dike had been inspected by city engineers just before the water started to rise. Though the mayor didn’t want to look too far ahead, she says the city will seek federal aid dollars in hopes of bringing some relief to the embattled town.Lyne Gervais lives in a trailer park in the low-lying part of town. Like so many of her neighbours, her mobile home was hit hard by the flood.
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