'We are expecting more rain over the coming hours and days.'
"We are expecting more rain over the coming hours and days."Workers install a temporary dam to hold back floodwaters on April 25, 2019 in Laval, Que.
"That means a flood that happens every 1,000 years," Racicot said. Hydro workers discovered earlier in the day the millennial level of water had been reached. "But we are expecting more rain over the coming hours and days, so the water levels of the Rouge River can rise," she said in Montreal. The dam failure alert was to be maintained until 11:45 p.m. Thursday, according to the Quebec public security website.
Earlier on Thursday, Guilbault toured the Lachute area, northwest of Montreal, where flood waters on the Riviere du Nord have risen in recent days.She said she was impressed with the level of preparation in smaller communities and was satisfied that the number of people on the ground working on flood relief — which includes nearly 1,000 Canadian soldiers — was sufficient.
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