Quebec's Gaspe region is reeling from torrential downpour that has brought flooding and mudslides, and forced the provincial government to declare a state of emergency in the scenic area.About 250 millimetres of rain have fallen since Monday, leaving roads washed out and hundreds of homeowners battling flooded basements. In some areas, homes can only be reached by boat.
In the town of Gaspe itself, as many as 500 homes have been flooded and 125 of those have been evacuated, according to town spokesperson Brad McDonald.
No deaths or serious injuries have been reported as a result of the flooding and firefighters, police and emergency crews are working to help evacuate residents from their homes around the Gaspe Peninsula.
This gift for Mother Nature couldn’t have come at a worse time for these people, when was about 9 days away from Christmas and their houses are all complete flooded in. With all the presents and everything else that comes along with Christmas were in there houses. And to make matters worse is that during this time when the rain all came down the temperatures were at a high and now they’re starting to come back down to freezing were all this icy when turn into icy and could possibly end up breaking there house if the water level remains that such high levels. When the icy freezes it would expand and ether could twist the structure of the house or even break it all together.
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