Quebec's premier warned Saturday of tough times ahead in parts of the flood-stricken province even as waters began to recede in some regions.
The water levels in the corridor along the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers between Montreal and the boundary with Ontario aren't expected to peak before Monday or Tuesday, Francois Legault told reporters after being briefed by officials with the province's hydro utility.
By Saturday afternoon, 3,085 homes across the province were flooded, 2,783 houses were surrounded by water and 2,003 people had been forced from their homes, according to Quebec officials. Quebec's Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Saturday about 50 landslides have been reported across the province.
Chouinard said he expects the water to rise more Saturday night and continue rising over the weekend.A close eye is also being kept on a hydroelectric dam on a tributary of the Ottawa River between Ottawa and Montreal that's at risk of failing. Water at the Chute-Bell dam has reached levels expected to occur every 1,000 years, but Hydro-Quebec said it's confident the structure is solid.
Trudeau was briefed by officials in charge of the fight against the flood at a community centre before filling sandbags and thanking those who came to the aid of local residents.
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