Canadian Armed Forces Help Flood Relief Efforts Across Quebec

Canadian Armed Forces Help Flood Relief Efforts Across Quebec

pAround 1200 members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) were dispatched to assist in flood defense and relief efforts across Quebec on Sunday, May 7. This footage from a CAF helicopter shows widespread flooding.ppThe province’s most populous city, Montreal, declared a state of emergency on Sunday after three dikes gave way in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough, according to the Toronto Stara.ppBy Sunday, more than 140 municipalities across Quebec were considered flood zones, around 1900 homes were affected, and mandatory evacuation orders had been put in place for several areas, according to the CBCa and The Toronto Star.


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Uploaded: 2017-05-08

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