Category: Quebec flood

State of Emergency Declared in Quebec Town Due to Flood Risk, More Towns Evacuating

July 11, 2023
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A town near Quebec City has declared a state of local emergency due to rising water levels, as heavy rain over many parts of the province has communities on alert for flooding. The mayor of Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval announced the state of emergency today, after officials in the town ordered the evacuation of more than 200 homes…

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220 Homes Evacuated Near Quebec City as Heavy Rain Prompts Flooding, Landslide Fears

July 11, 2023
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Officials have ordered the evacuation of 220 homes in Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Que., near Quebec City, amid fears that rising water levels will lead to flooding. City manager Marc Proulx says 70 millimetres of rain fell over a few hours north of the town and that the water level of a local river is rising rapidly. He…

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Waters Starting to Recede in Quebec, but Officials Warn Spring Flood Season Not Over

May 7, 2023
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Quebec’s Public Security Department says water levels across the province have started to decline, but warned the spring flood season is not yet over. The Outaouais region in western Quebec and the Laurentians region northwest of Montreal remain the most affected parts of the province, the department said Sunday. In Outaouais, 23 municipalities have been…

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Quebec Coroner Formally Identifies the Two Firefighters Swept Away in Floodwaters

May 5, 2023
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The Quebec coroner’s office has confirmed that two bodies pulled from a river Wednesday in the province’s Charlevoix region were those of volunteer firefighters who had been swept away by floodwaters. A spokesperson says the two men who disappeared on Monday during a rescue mission were Régis Lavoie, 55, and Christopher Lavoie, 23. Police on…

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Quebec Flooding: Body of Second Missing Volunteer Firefighter Found

May 3, 2023
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Quebec provincial police say they have found a second body in the community where two volunteer firefighters were swept away by floodwaters Monday. Earlier today, a body believed to be that of the other firefighter was recovered from the Rivière du Gouffre in St-Urbain, Que., northeast of Quebec City. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Béatrice Dorsainville told…

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Quebec Flooding: Body of One of Two Missing Volunteer Firefighters Found

May 3, 2023
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Quebec provincial police say they have found a body in the community where two volunteer firefighters were swept away by floodwaters Monday. Police say in a news release today that it appears to be the body of one of the men who went missing during a rescue mission in St-Urbain, Que., northeast of Quebec City,…

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