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Flooding in four provinces prompts states of emergency, evacuations
OTTAWA - Two of Canada's biggest cities have declared a state of emergency and three provinces have asked for federal help to fight rising flood waters as Mother Nature's wet wrath of spring marches a...
Apr 26, 2019 Water rushes through the Carillon Hydro electric dam Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Carillon, Quebec. Authorities have issued an evacuation alert further up river warning that the Belle Chutes dam is at risk of failing.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Consider climate impact on infrastructure suffering repeated flooding: Experts
With key infrastructure in the Maritimes and Quebec again threatened by surging waterways, flooding experts say it's past time for fixes that consider worst-case climate change scenarios. The New Brun...
Apr 25, 2019 Residents wade through a flooded street on April 25, 2019 in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Hundreds of Canadian troops deployed to flood zones in Quebec and N.B.
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault will visit flood-damaged regions north of Montreal today, as warm temperatures and rising water levels threaten to worsen the spring flooding already wreakin...
Apr 21, 2019
Soldiers deploying to flood-prone areas as water levels rise in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - About 120 Canadian soldiers will soon be deployed in western New Brunswick to help residents threatened by rising floodwaters. The soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in southern...
Apr 20, 2019
Flood waters take a life in western Quebec after rising river sweeps away road
MONTREAL - One person has died amid flooding in western Quebec, after rising river levels swept away part of a road in the Outaouais region overnight. Police confirmed the death in a tweet Saturday mo...
Apr 20, 2019 A man places a sandbag next to the foundation of a house in the town of Hudson, Que. west of Montreal, Friday, April 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
When the dike breaks: How climate change threatens Maritime lowlands
NOEL, N.S. - They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time. Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended...
Mar 29, 2019 Anne Crowe, an area farmer and land owner, walks along a dike by the waters of the Bay of Fundy near Noel, N.S. on Thursday, March 28, 2019. The area, home to the highest tides in the world, is at risk of being overwhelmed by rising waters that could sweep over the dike and destroy the farm land. A recent study indicates 70 per cent of the dikes in Nova Scotia are now vulnerable to even a one-in-50-year storm that could occur at any time through a possible combination of tides and weather conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe - A week after Cyclone Idai lashed southern Africa, flooding still raged Thursday as torrential rains caused a dam to overflow in Zimbabwe, threatening riverside populations. The...
Mar 21, 2019
Hurricane Lane floods homes as some swim in powerful waves
HONOLULU - Hurricane Lane weakened Friday as it headed toward the Hawaiian islands, but it still brought torrential rains that immersed a city in waist-deep water and forced people to flee flooding ho...
Aug 25, 2018
Floodwaters in southern New Brunswick to rise for at least another day
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Floodwaters are expected to continue rising for one more day before beginning to stabilize in Saint John, N.B., officials said Monday as the extent of the damage was becoming cleare...
May 07, 2018 CP - New Brunswick Flooding - May 7 2018
Flood waters in New Brunswick raise concerns for health and safety
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - As flood waters continue to rise in southern New Brunswick, so too do concerns for health and safety. "Lots of sewage systems have been compromised by flooding, and when they're ove...
May 06, 2018
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