In Montreal, heavy rain causes flooded metro stations and overflowing highways.
In Montreal, heavy rain causes flooded metro stations and overflowing highways.
Flooding at the Berri-Uqam metro station in Montreal. Credit (CTV News/Joe Lofaro)
After an afternoon of heavy rain, Montrealers are dealing with overflowing streets, leaking roofs, and flooded basements.
Total rainfall values of 50 to 75 millimetres are forecast by Wednesday morning, according to Environment Canada.
Flooding has delayed service at the Square-Victoria-OACI metro station, causing considerable delays along the Orange Line.
"No trains may stop at this station in both directions; service on the remainder of the line remains normal," the orange Line account tweeted.
The STM tweeted at 7 p.m. that service was gradually restoring on the line.
Station de metro square Victoria OACI est completement inondé
— BigHisses (@bighisses) September 13, 2022
Ça n'a pas commencé depuis longtemps et le niveau d'eau continue de monter pic.twitter.com/LhJ0JciPdI
Y’a de l’eau dans le métro pic.twitter.com/cqFmHI7n45
— Philippe Orfali (@orfali) September 13, 2022
CLOSURES OF ROADS
Meanwhile, the rain caused traffic closures around the city.
Autoroute 19 northbound from Henri-Bourassa Boulevard was briefly blocked. The roadway is now operational, although only the northbound lane is available.
In addition, a lane on the Metropolitan Expressway near Galeries d'Anjou Boulevard was blocked. The lane is now available again.
Twitter users reported flooded streets, while homeowners in St. Leonard informed CTV News that their cellars were entirely inundated.
So, Montreal has monsoons now. Good moment to take stock of how poorly we manage rainwater. Could replace this coulée d’asphalte on Mont-Royal with trees, rain gardens and bike infrastructure as a start… pic.twitter.com/GnpDm1E2fX
— Jill Lance (@JillALance) September 13, 2022
Comme une petite pluie, sur Montreal, la. pic.twitter.com/WvOBgOHbg8
— Nicopoi (@GrandNicolas) September 13, 2022
Si ta réponse aux changements climatiques c'est : l'électrification, tu n'es pas sérieux.
— M-A Viau (@maviau) September 13, 2022
Signé, mon sous sol inondé pic.twitter.com/wldrYfDlxn
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