Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes and several towns have declared states of emergency after torrential rains spiked river levels and lead to widespread flooding in Quebec.
At least three municipalities are under a state of emergency Tuesday after flooding caused by heavy rain: Baie-Saint-Paul, which is located about 100 kilometres northeast of Quebec City in the Charlevoix region, as well as Saint-Côme and Sainte-Émélie-de-l’Énergie, which are in Lanaudière, north of Montreal.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) recorded about 56 millimetres of rainfall in Baie-Saint-Paul, Monday.
Wind gusts of more than 100 km/h were also recorded in Cap-Rouge, Saguenay and Île d’Orléans.
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