Rising rivers, flood risk keep Quebec communities on high alert | 24CA News
Heavy rain and rising river waters saved some communities in Quebec on excessive alert Tuesday, as elements of the province remained underneath a rainfall warning.
The City of Sherbrooke within the Eastern Townships stated the Saint-François River had swelled to the purpose that it reached 20 ft deep. Preventive evacuations have been carried out for some properties, a campground and a storage close to the river.
Public safety officers continued to carefully monitor the scenario and likewise closed a number of streets vulnerable to flooding.
“Although the flow has decreased considerably in recent hours, the level of the river continues to evolve and has just reached the level of 20 feet,” the town stated on its web site.
Meanwhile, 220 properties have been evacuated in Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, close to Quebec City, amid fears that water ranges on the rise will result in flooding. About 70 millimetres of rain fell over a couple of hours north of the city and the water stage of an area river is rising quickly, metropolis supervisor Marc Proulx stated.
Environment Canada’s rainfall warning remained in impact for a number of areas Tuesday morning, together with Saguenay, La Tuque and Les Escoumins. Some of these areas can anticipate as much as one other 50 millimetres of precipitation by the top of the day.
Quebec Premier François Legault stated in a message on social media late Monday that the federal government is carefully monitoring the scenario in a number of areas the place heavy precipitation is anticipated.
“I’m asking all Quebecers to be careful,” he stated.
— with recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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