What happened to the flooding in Montreal and other places in Canada 164 town?

At present, Montreal and other places in Canada have entered a state of emergency, and 164 town has been flooded. The disaster is serious.

According to the forecast of the Ministry of Public Security of Quebec, the water level will reach its peak on May 8 or 9, local time, and begin to fade slowly at 10. The Ministry of Public Security also warned that it would take a long time to return to normal after the flood. "We will face some special problems in a few weeks," said Martin Cote, Quebec's Minister of Public Safety.

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Montreal has distributed more than 250,000 sandbags. Later on the 8th, there will be 1650 Canadian troops participating in the disaster relief in Quebec.

Some schools in Montreal and the northwest have closed, and McGill University has cancelled some summer semester courses and exams.

Several cities, including Montreal and Laval, have declared a state of emergency. So far, 65,438+046 towns have been flooded, and 65,438+0,520 people have been forced to leave their homes.

At the same time, in Gaspais, Quebec, a family of three mistakenly entered a nearby river due to a large amount of water on the road. At present, dozens of policemen and firefighters are searching for the missing man and the two-year-old child.