Several municipalities in Quebec’s Laurentians, north of Montreal, are warning residents to take precautions as local rivers spill their banks.
Mont–Tremblant officials asked people living on four streets near the Diable River to evacuate on Monday evening, warning the river would reach flooding levels overnight. City spokesman Maxime Dorais said around 65 residences would be affected, adding the area also includes cottages and a campground.
“It’s not an exceptional situation,” he said in an interview Tuesday, adding water levels are comparable to those seen almost every year in the city.
The voluntary evacuations are a precaution, he said, motivated by concerns emergency services may not reach people in the flooded area….