Toronto Underwater: Unprecedented Storms Cause Record Flooding, Power Outages in Canada

what it's the most thing I've ever seen in my entire life it's right here next to this look dude look you can't oh my God [Music] [Music] [Music] bad weather [Music] stepping in sewage [Music] car now never sorry [Music] Toronto reels from floods and power Cuts after severe storms record rainfall from three huge storms has flooded parts of Toronto cut power and left drivers stranded on the major Motorway through City Environment Canada reported that almost 100 mm 4in of rain fell on Toronto on Tuesday surpassing the city's Daily Record set in 1941 images and videos showed severe flooding across the city cars nearly submerged and water cascading down the staircases at Union Station several flights were also delayed or cancelled out of Billy Bishop airport on the Toronto Islands in Lake Ontario here so this is uh this is rainwater mixed with sewage and it's [Applause] everywhere what the hell the dawn Valley Parkway a major Motorway that runs adjacent to the dawn River was blocked in both directions by flooding Ontario Highway 410 was also closed with police anticipating that it will not open up for another day as Crews clean up authorities said they have rescued at least 14 people including one person person who had to be plucked from their car's roof Tano's fire service received numerous calls from people trapped in lifts after large areas of City Center lost power during working hours meteorologists said that Tuesday's record rainfall was due to three consecutive storms that fell on the city the Toronto and region conservation Authority warned that areas near shorelines rivers and streams in the city are especially prone to flooding there are more than a dozen Rivers and streams in Toronto making it vulnerable to Rising water levels Toronto's mayor Olivia Chow said she did not know why the dawn Valley Parkway which is prone to flooding was not closed earlier in the day she added the city was massively investing in cleanup efforts to ensure similar flooding does not occur in the future Toronto suffered from an intense and costly July storm in 2013 that left at least 300,000 people without power and more than 1,000 passengers needing rescue from a footed train let a I [Music]

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