Rainfall eases in Quebec after floods force evacuations, road closures
CTV
Several torrential rain warnings were administered across Quebec on Tuesday, with evacuation notices and states of emergency declared in the Eastern Townships and Quebec City. But the situation stabilized in many areas throughout the day, with no Environment Canada rainfall warnings in effect Wednesday morning.
Several torrential rain warnings were administered across Quebec on Tuesday, with evacuation notices and states of emergency declared in the Eastern Townships and Quebec City.
Just under a thousand people were evacuated Tuesday afternoon, mainly as a precautionary measure. But the situation stabilized in many areas throughout the day, with no Environment Canada rainfall warnings in effect Wednesday morning.
The Festival d'été de Québec indicated on Facebook that it was cancelling evening outdoor shows as a precaution since weather forecasts suggested conditions could deteriorate rapidly.
Premier François Legault, speaking from the Council of the Federation meeting in Winnipeg, said the government was ensuring evacuees had a place to go,
"We're optimistic that the problems will be resolved fairly quickly," he said.
A Public Safety Ministry spokesperson said the storms caused damage mainly "in a corridor" including Estrie, Centre-du-Québec, Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches.
"Roads that were blocked, roads that were damaged, culverts that broke, these are the kinds of consequences we're seeing," said Joshua Ménard-Suarez.
