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In hard-hit Pt. Gatineau neighbourhood, residents of the shore-lined Jacques-Cartier Street had mixed luck in their week-long fight against floodwaters, with some avoiding any damage while others were forcedout of their homes.
Standing in his kitchen amid piles of books, tools and appliances, Alain Matte rubbed his temples and sighed. An hour-and-a-half prior, police told him his yellow duplex couldn’t withstand the two feet of water in his basement, and he’d have to leave.
“I’ve been battling this for the last five, six days. Today I lost the battle,” he said as noisy fans made little progress at dehydrating the floor. Outside, Hydro-Québec workers pulled debris out of the way of an inflated raft.
“Why did the mayor say no to the army? Why’d he wait ‘till it got this bad?”
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Next door, an elderly women named Carole said she was packing sandwiches as strangers moved things upstairs.
“It’s discouraging, and we don’t know what happens next,” said Carole, who refused to give her last name or age. She’s given away any perishable food, as she expects to be sent to a shelter within days.
But up the street at Librarie L’Essence-Ciel, bookstore owner Monique Briand said she feels lucky. Her family has been up all night making sure the basement pumps don’t clog. Just a few centrimetres higher than her neighbours, she’s been spared the worst.
“Maybe it’s because of the angels I have here,” she said with slight smile, surrounded by crystals and books about mythology.
“We feel calm here, and I think it’s helped people just to visit.”
Her son, Eric, said it’s been luck-of-the-draw.
“Some people got it really bad. We’re lucky on this side of the street,” he said. “Everything changes quickly.”
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Standing in his kitchen amid piles of books, tools and appliances, Alain Matte rubbed his temples and sighed. An hour-and-a-half prior, police told him his yellow duplex couldn’t withstand the two feet of water in his basement, and he’d have to leave.
“I’ve been battling this for the last five, six days. Today I lost the battle,” he said as noisy fans made little progress at dehydrating the floor. Outside, Hydro-Québec workers pulled debris out of the way of an inflated raft.
“Why did the mayor say no to the army? Why’d he wait ‘till it got this bad?”
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Next door, an elderly women named Carole said she was packing sandwiches as strangers moved things upstairs.
“It’s discouraging, and we don’t know what happens next,” said Carole, who refused to give her last name or age. She’s given away any perishable food, as she expects to be sent to a shelter within days.
But up the street at Librarie L’Essence-Ciel, bookstore owner Monique Briand said she feels lucky. Her family has been up all night making sure the basement pumps don’t clog. Just a few centrimetres higher than her neighbours, she’s been spared the worst.
“Maybe it’s because of the angels I have here,” she said with slight smile, surrounded by crystals and books about mythology.
“We feel calm here, and I think it’s helped people just to visit.”
Her son, Eric, said it’s been luck-of-the-draw.
“Some people got it really bad. We’re lucky on this side of the street,” he said. “Everything changes quickly.”
More to come
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