Toronto reeling after rain, flash floods wreak havoc

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Toronto reeling after rain, flash floods wreak havoc

Toronto reeling after rain, flash floods wreak havoc

Residents are waking up to heavy flooding, power outages, and structural damage, especially around the areas of Lower Simcoe St. and Lake Shore Blvd., and Jane St. and Wilson Ave.

After Environment Canada put out a special weather statement warning that some areas of the city could receive 100mm Tuesday evening, the forecast predicts more rain, with a 60 per cent chance of showers on Wednesday.

Power was restored to North York hours after a massive outage early Tuesday evening.

Toronto Hydro lost their power supply from Hydro One around 9:30 p.m. due to an issue at the Finch Transmission Station, putting 16,000 in the dark initially. At 11:30 p.m., power was restored. Toronto Hydro continued to respond to scattered power outages across North York, and some in Corktown, until Wednesday morning.

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Twitter users posted videos and photos showing streets that look more like rivers in places.

Some roads are completely underwater, and police and emergency services responded to numerous calls regarding flooding. Fire Services reported experiencing a 98% increase in the number of calls they recieved last night in comparison to the typical call volume.

Police reported that two people were rescued from the basement of a building at Alliance Ave. and Rockcliffe Blvd. around 11 p.m., where they were stuck inside a flooding elevator. Water levels had reached six feet, and the two men had only a foot of air space in which to breathe. Both reportedly had minor injuries and were treated on scene.

Emergency responders are reminding Toronto residents that water can be hazardous when in contact with exposed power sources or wiring. Anyone experiencing flooding in their home or business is encouraged not to go into the water while the power is on.

Toronto residents are also reminded never to make contact with downed power lines, and to instead contact emergency services.

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