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Thursday is the final waiting day in the capital region: The shelters are open, the sandbags are stacked, the water levels are steady for the moment, and all eyes are on that unforgiving forecast:
“Significant rainfall to begin tonight (Thursday night) and persist into the weekend. With the ground already saturated, there is the potential for local flooding,” Environment Canada warns.
Experts have told Gatineau, the hardest-hit municipality, that water levels could rise another 13 to 15 centimetres with the new rain.
As the long wait continues, there are a few last-minute developments:
The ferry between Cumberland and Masson is closed, as it was during another period of high water in late April.
Gatineau announced Thursday morning it had installed 12,000 sandbags overnight, bringing the total since mid-April to 132,000. It’s expecting to add 100,000 by Friday.
Its flood website has had 17,105 visitors since May 1.
The city is still saying evacuations are voluntary, as no one is in immediate danger. Some 223 people have left their homes, with the Red Cross taking care of most of them.
Gas is shut off to 126 homes in Gatineau as a precaution.
Carmen and DuQuai streets are newly closed, but Campeau Street has been reopened.
The city is also asking residents not to make waves, literally: A request on the city’s Twitter account asks them to drive slowly through water-covered streets to prevent waves from washing across nearby property.
People whose mail service has been suspended can pick up mail from Canada Post at 139 Racine St.
More to come.
tspears@postmedia.com
twitter.com/TomSpears1
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“Significant rainfall to begin tonight (Thursday night) and persist into the weekend. With the ground already saturated, there is the potential for local flooding,” Environment Canada warns.
Experts have told Gatineau, the hardest-hit municipality, that water levels could rise another 13 to 15 centimetres with the new rain.
As the long wait continues, there are a few last-minute developments:
The ferry between Cumberland and Masson is closed, as it was during another period of high water in late April.
Gatineau announced Thursday morning it had installed 12,000 sandbags overnight, bringing the total since mid-April to 132,000. It’s expecting to add 100,000 by Friday.
Its flood website has had 17,105 visitors since May 1.
The city is still saying evacuations are voluntary, as no one is in immediate danger. Some 223 people have left their homes, with the Red Cross taking care of most of them.
Gas is shut off to 126 homes in Gatineau as a precaution.
Carmen and DuQuai streets are newly closed, but Campeau Street has been reopened.
The city is also asking residents not to make waves, literally: A request on the city’s Twitter account asks them to drive slowly through water-covered streets to prevent waves from washing across nearby property.
People whose mail service has been suspended can pick up mail from Canada Post at 139 Racine St.
More to come.
tspears@postmedia.com
twitter.com/TomSpears1
查看原文...
