Southern Quebec hit by heavy rain as Montreal deals with flooding in some areas

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Southern Quebec hit by heavy rain as Montreal deals with flooding in some areas
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Flooding has become a yearly occurrence on Norman Street in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough.

Montreal Pride says it is cancelling all of its outdoor events for the day. Festivals in Quebec City like ComediHa! Fest and Cigale have also cancelled some performances.Michael Simeonidis's clothes were still hanging where they were left to dry from the last flood when they got soaked again.

That's when the sewer at the end of his street was overwhelmed as remnants of Hurricane Beryl passed through. On Friday morning, it struggled to cope with the remnants of tropical storm Debby. A total of 70 to 100 millimetres of rain is expected for the island of Montreal area Friday. The city's rainfall average for the whole month of August stands at 94.1 millimetres.

Some residents, including Plaitias, met with DeSousa Tuesday but say they weren't given much support. DeSousa, for his part, says one of the options they have is to make the claim with the city.Several cars have found themselves in pools of water this morning in different parts of Montreal as remnants of tropical storm Debby bring heavy rain to southern Quebec.

The spokesperson said they hope sponge parks and other flood-curbing measures will help Montreal become more resilient to the increasing number of rainfall events.The rainy and windy forecast has led to event cancellations in Quebec City.

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