The Flood of Sat. , August 2, 2008 in Eastern Montreal

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Last Saturday I was at the pool near my home when it started to rain. So I got out of the water and then it REALLY started to come down! 100mm of rain fell in less than an hour! I'm sorry for the quality of these images, but I had to use my cell phone because my camera was at home. As you can see, there was some major flooding and I had almost 2 ft of water in my basement. This has happened here before in 1987, 1997, and in 2001 we also had flooding from torrential rain, but this time it was the worst yet. We were lucky, we, didn't lose much tho there is some serious water damage in the basement and the downstairs bathroom. I took these shots from my cell while I was stuck on Jean Talon trying to get to des Galeries D'Anjou BLVD. I had to turn around as Jean Talon and Langelier Streets were closed because they were underwater. It was a VERY INTERESTING day! lol;)

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flood - rain - montreal - summer - 2008

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davles wrote on 2008-08-05 14:40 GMT:

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The rating is hardly appropriate here you have made a good effort in adverse conditions,I hope you are getting on top of things now,it must have been very distressing for you.

Les.

Moxy wrote on 2008-08-07 15:00 GMT:

Rated: Not Rated

Thanx Les, it was quite an experience indeed! Repairs are underway here now and things are beginning to get back to normal.