Mayor highways have reopened and hydro has been restored to the vast majority of homes and businesses in Toronto following record-breaking rainfall Tuesday that left roadways and buildings across the city inundated with water.
'The city is not designed to handle this amount of water:' Official says little could have been done to prevent Toronto floodingToronto’s city manager says little could be done to prevent the widespread flooding caused by Tuesday’s record-breaking rainfall, adding that the city “is not designed” to handle these type of storms.
“The challenge is much of the city is not designed to handle this amount of water that is coming down,” City Manager Paul Johnson said in an update at city hall on Wednesday.Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said Toronto Fire crews responded to 1,700 calls for service on Tuesday, rescuing people from elevators and rising flood waters on city streets and highways.
Union Station, which experienced massive flooding, is now fully operational. Retail and food courts at the downtown transit hub are also open."The impact won’t be known until the water recedes in the coming days," the news release noted. “There were moments yesterday where our systems were simply overwhelmed… when it becomes overwhelming for those systems, some of it does get discharged only partially treated,” Johnson said.
“Climate change is real and in fact we’ve seen data that tells us these kinds of huge rainstorms are going to double in number in 15 years,” she said.During an update at city hall on Wednesday afternoon, Johnson fielded questions about the timing of the closure of the DVP and whether the roadway should have been shut down sooner given the number of motorists who became stranded in their vehicles due to rising flood waters.
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